Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus microcephalus R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 215 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Australia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002452064 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3940] Zambia K002451982 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9206] Australia K002452349 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1783] Zambia K002451972 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [6883] Australia K002452354 Yes
s.coll. [CRS542] Zambia K002451992 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5555] Australia K002294458 Yes
Oldham, R. [914] Japan K001732577 Yes
[00814] Australia K002452340 Yes
Loher, A.; Clarke, C.B. [798] Philippines K002452286 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2970] Zambia K002451996 Yes
Sinatma [2380] Indonesia K002452245 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5561] Australia K002294459 Yes
Homble, H.A. [70] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002451870 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Tweedie [2125] Kenya K002451890 Yes
Symoens, J. [14131] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002451861 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4526] Kenya K002451886 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8392] Tanzania K002451927 Yes
[673] Zambia K002452001 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Père) [17] Japan K002452063 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1337] Zambia K002451960 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [10369] Zambia K002451977 Yes
Brown, R. [5986] Australia K001732949 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7515] Tanzania K002451903 Yes
Winders, C.W. [7451] Australia K002294454 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13274] Australia K002452353 Yes
[18452] Papua New Guinea K002452320 Yes
Nicholson, R.A. [20] Tanzania K002451936 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3272] Zambia K002451981 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Hunter, J.T.; Egan, J.L. [1253] Australia K002452374 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K002452357 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1354] Nigeria K002451858 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3271] Zambia K002451979 Yes
de Leeuw, P.N. [1574] Nigeria K002451856 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1011] Zambia K002451969 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [11920] Zambia K002451987 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [K142] Mozambique K002451940 Yes
David, B.; Cheng, S.K.; Leti, M. [CL788] Cambodia K002452247 Yes
Me[mker] [9362] Central African Republic K002451866 Yes
R.W. [504] Tanzania K002451895 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4262] Zambia K002451976 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. [978] Japan K002452061 Yes
[105] Australia K002452337 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5221] Australia K002452370 Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H.; Johnstone [s.n.] Malawi K002451943 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002452229 Yes
[16215] Indonesia K002452321 Yes
[18749] Australia K002452334 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3204] Zambia K002451975 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; Neldner, V.J. [8180] Australia K002452358 Yes
Specht, R.L. [740] Australia K002452364 Yes
[72] Zambia K002452000 Yes
[5509] Australia K002452336 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8800] Australia K002294456 Yes
Hall-Martin, A.J. [1272] Malawi K002451953 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3250] Zambia K002451967 Yes
Tessmann, G. [2517] Central African Republic K002451868 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [268] Kenya K002451888 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [470] Botswana K002452024 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [7220] Australia K002452377 Yes
Vorster, P. [2764] Namibia K002451959 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7943] Tanzania K002451901 Yes
s.coll. [4542] China K002452059 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2741] Ethiopia K002451881 Yes
Nongonierma, A. [574] Senegal K002451847 Yes
Sutton, C.S. [2001] Australia K002452371 Yes
[408] Zambia K002452002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002452060 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1855] Sudan K002451874 Yes
Verboom, S.E.I. [s.n.] Zambia K002451954 Yes
[2529] Australia K002452338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K001732948 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3506] Ethiopia K002451880 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [7 221] Mali K002451849 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3237] Zambia K002451978 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [9576] Central African Republic K002451871 Yes
Kornas, J. [0755] Zambia K002451973 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2787] Central African Republic K002451872 Yes
[L. P. N.] [1708] K002451941 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17696] Australia K002452368 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Sharpe, P.; Lithgow, G.; Johnson, L. [3383] Australia K002452345 Yes
{Miss. F. M. Seddon} [18] Malawi K002451946 Yes
White, F. [6679] Zambia K002451990 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Clarke, C.B. [3625] Philippines K002452287 Yes
Taquet, E.J. [235] K002452067 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6200] Zambia K002451984 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [10453] Australia K002452375 Yes
Osborne, J.; Mapoule, K.; Merrett, L. [JO1007] Zambia K000569403 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [6490] Australia K002452355 Yes
Angus, A. [1459] Zambia K002451957 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7664] Australia K002452356 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [347] K002452027 Yes
Richards, H.M. [3893] Zambia K002451965 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [876] Tanzania K002451924 Yes
[Rrerkuaui] [6227] Central African Republic K002451865 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2668] Zambia K002451989 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17261] Australia K002294461 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17508] Australia K002294457 Yes
Thompson, S.A.; Rawlins, J.E. [6070] Malawi K002451949 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6795] Burundi K002451869 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3273] Zambia K002451956 Yes
Lovett, J. [1281] Tanzania K002451921 Yes
Lazarides, M.; Adams, L.G. [130] Australia K002452369 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2964] Zambia K002451974 Yes
Richards, H.M. [15547] Tanzania K002451925 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gillett, J.B. [4799] Kenya K002451892 Yes
Lisowski, S. [449] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002451859 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [273] Solomon Islands K002452381 Yes
Harris, J.B. [10239] Tanzania K002451935 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [10936] Tanzania K002451896 Yes
McKen, J. [B629] Australia K002452366 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [1473] Australia K002452379 Yes
Ridley, H.M. [s.n.] Singapore K002452230 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7187] Tanzania K002451933 Yes
Specht, R.L. [364] Australia K002452365 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P462] Nigeria K002451853 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [447] Zambia K002451958 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25774] Nigeria K002451857 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [102] Australia K002452362 Yes
Latz, P.K. [2098] Australia K002452361 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5192] Australia K002294463 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1082] Zambia K002451963 Yes
[2791] Australia K002452333 Yes
[6715] Papua New Guinea K002452316 Yes
Jackson [1410] Malawi K002451944 Yes
[315] Zambia K002452003 Yes
[BW 12258] Papua New Guinea K002452317 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7604] Australia K002452367 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4200] Zambia K002451962 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [10768] Zambia K002451999 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [16665] Indonesia K002452280 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8800] Australia K002294455 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Père) [19818] Japan K001732576 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2209] Botswana K002452026 Yes
[8029] Australia K002452342 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1916] Central African Republic K002451876 Yes
Lloyd, H.M. [7] Tanzania K002451922 Yes
Bogdan, A. [ 4526] Kenya K002451893 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2209] Botswana K002452025 Yes
Vorster, P. [2765] Botswana K002452022 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [8352] Tanzania K002451932 Yes
Craven, L.; Schodde, R. [408] Papua New Guinea K002452382 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [17291] Zambia K002451985 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2691] Ethiopia K002451878 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12560] Australia K002452348 Yes
Tembo [1948] Tanzania K002451900 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [9054] Zambia K002451997 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7933] Tanzania K002451897 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12664] Zambia K002451971 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5411] Ethiopia K002451879 Yes
Björnstad, A. [733] Tanzania K002451937 Yes
C. W. von Hirschberg [233] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003206986 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8395] Tanzania K002451930 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1773] Sudan K002451873 Yes
Lisowski, S. [450] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003206987 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Dunn, C.; Plat, J. [12511] Australia K002452376 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002452065 Yes
Sayalel, P.O. (C.A.W.M. = College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka) [5208] Tanzania K002451929 Yes
Richards, H.M. [3767] Zambia K002451966 Yes
[NGF33546] Papua New Guinea K002452318 Yes
Jones, E.W. [106] Nigeria K001496156 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9391] Australia K002452351 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12568] Zambia K002451983 Yes
[Welford] [s.n.] China K001732574 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4372] Zambia K002451964 Yes
Prince, S.D. [68] Zambia K002451988 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K002452346 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19531B] Zambia K002451980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K001732947 Yes
Peter, G.A. [33986] Tanzania K002451902 Yes
[7167] Australia K002452335 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [155] Zambia K002451998 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12940] Kenya K002451889 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1195] Tanzania K002451894 Yes
Peter, G.A. [34244] Tanzania K002451923 Yes
Grove, A.T. [3A] Nigeria K002451855 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16092] Australia K002452372 Yes
Musson, C.T. [24086] Australia K002452380 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [2724] Ethiopia K002451877 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14173] Tanzania K002451926 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8351] Tanzania K002451928 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2893] Botswana K002452023 Yes
Schmitz, A. [7014] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002451863 Yes
Jackson, G. [2284] Malawi K002451952 Yes
Richards, H.M. [4224] Zambia K002451970 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3084] Malawi K002451947 Yes
Lynes, H. [624] Sudan K002451875 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1076] Zambia K002451968 Yes
Pedersen, C. [647] Tanzania K002451934 Yes
Spinage, C.A. [335] Central African Republic K002451860 Yes
Lawrence, E. [224] Malawi K002451945 Yes
[15531] Australia K002452339 Yes
Komarov, V. [207] K002452066 Yes
s.coll. [2278] Zambia K002451991 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2743] Ethiopia K002451883 Yes
Luke, Q.; Sanogo, S. [15935] Mali K002451848 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2588] Central African Republic K003206988 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1253] Kenya K002451891 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1503] Australia K002294462 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3558] Zambia K002451995 Yes
McKee, H.S. [s.n.] Australia K002452347 Yes
Richards, M. [18678] Tanzania K002451899 Yes
H. M. [Ridley] [10826] Singapore K002452228 Yes
[M. Wood] [9255] Central African Republic K002451867 Yes
Brass, L.J. [18446] Australia K002452343 Yes
Richards, M. [17602] Tanzania K002451939 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [471] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002451862 Yes
[Welford] [267] China K001732575 Yes
Koyama, T.M. [76] Japan K002452062 Yes
Johnson, R.W.; Thomas, M.B. [MRS537] Australia K002452360 Yes
Ridle, H.M. [1722] Singapore K002452227 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5519] Tanzania K002451938 Yes
Cod [1905] Malawi K002451951 Yes
Symoens, J. [8128] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002451864 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2627] Central African Republic K001732573 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3125] Zambia K002451993 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Jackson [1153] Malawi K002451948 Yes
Astle, W.L. [5000] Zambia K002451961 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13274] Australia K002452352 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3831] Zambia K002451994 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2265] Tanzania K002451931 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [24587] Djibouti K002451851 Yes
[Frenneth]; Cameron, [91] Malawi K002451942 Yes
[777] Papua New Guinea K002452319 Yes
[19732] Australia K002452341 Yes
Robinson, C.B.; Manila, P.I. [1890] Philippines K002452288 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12440] Australia K002452350 Yes
Shaw, J. [652] Hong Kong K002452068 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002452363 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4405] Zambia K002451955 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2923] Ethiopia K002451882 Yes
Harrington, A.J. [A 67] India K002451854 Yes
Bisby, R.; Coveny, R.G. [4056] Australia K002452378 Yes
[NGF 49625] Indonesia K002452322 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2736] Tanzania K002451898 Yes
[Coduby] [[1871]] Malawi K002451950 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1118] Zambia K002451986 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Klinhom, U.; Simpson, D.; Simpson, R.; Pawaputanon na Mahasarakham, P.; Thamathaworn, A. [1619] Thailand K002452246 Yes
Johnson, R.W.; Thomas, M.B. [MRS114] Australia K002452359 Yes
Brass, L.J. [19800] Australia K002452344 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4526] Kenya K002451887 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [174] Australia Cyperus sporobolus var. microcephalus K002294467 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16334] Australia Cyperus sporobolus var. microcephalus K002294465 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17679] Australia Cyperus sporobolus var. microcephalus K002294468 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17506] Australia Cyperus sporobolus var. microcephalus K002294466 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17261] Australia Cyperus sporobolus var. microcephalus K002294464 Yes

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