Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus schimperianus Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 34 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Egypt to Cameroon and Malawi, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 358 (1901).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 184, fig.355 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A. Cyperaceae: 241 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 84 (1935).
  • Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 34 (1854).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 84 (1936)
  • F.T.A. 8: 358 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 447 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 184, fig. 355 (1983)
  • Syn. Pl. Glum. 2: 34 (1854)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1892 Schimper, G.H.W. [57] Ethiopia K000815765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1892 Schimper, G.H.W. [57] Ethiopia K000815764 Unknown Type Material Yes
Halwagy, R. [1540] Sudan K003150318 Yes
Drar, M. [4212] Egypt K002477729 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, J. [561] Ethiopia K003150330 Yes
Pettersson, B.; Ahti, T. [16574] Sudan K003150319 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1786] Zambia K002955034 Yes
Letourneux, A. [308a] Egypt K002477723 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1678] Saudi Arabia K002477718 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Kagnew, G.Y. [s.n.] Ethiopia K003150325 Yes
Aweke, G.; Gilbert, M.G. [754] Ethiopia K003150332 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002477733 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt K002477722 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A145] Sudan K003150323 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2029] Egypt K002477730 Yes
Ash, J. [1439] Ethiopia K003150336 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3514] Saudi Arabia K002477719 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [4586] Ethiopia K003151425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K003150333 Yes
[Insan Ef Habashy] [s.n.] Egypt K002477735 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3643] Saudi Arabia K002477721 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt K002477724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002477728 Yes
Gereau, R. [1368] Ethiopia K003150339 Yes
Sebald, O. [2775] Ethiopia K003151424 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt K002477727 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Host, P.; Wondafrash, M.; Kebede, S. [7014] Ethiopia K003150326 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1260] Sudan K003150317 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002477726 Yes
{R. Pichi -Sermolli} [1959] Ethiopia K003150328 Yes
Kotschy, T. [945] Egypt K002477725 Yes
s.coll. [308a] K003150322 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9505] Saudi Arabia K002477720 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [5600] Sudan K003150320 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8024] Ethiopia K003150331 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E. [9706] Ethiopia K003150329 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [5722] Sudan K003150324 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1159] Ethiopia K003150337 Yes
Schimper [854] Ethiopia K003150338 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6002 B] Egypt K002477732 Yes
Sebald, O. [744] Ethiopia K003150335 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [361] Ethiopia K003150334 Yes
Symoens, J.J. [13506] Congo, Republic of the K002358146 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11587] Malawi K003722139 Yes
[N. W. Simpson] [4455] Egypt K002477734 Yes
Friis, I.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [14480] Ethiopia K003150340 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [616] Ethiopia K003150341 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2446] Sudan K003150321 Yes
Sebald, O. [410] Ethiopia K003150327 Yes
Boissier, E. [s.n.] Egypt K002477731 Yes
Faber, E. (Rev.) [84] Japan Cyperus truncatus K002479989 Yes
Iwabuchi, H. [5545] Japan Cyperus truncatus K002479991 Yes
Maries [s.n.] Japan Cyperus truncatus K002479992 Yes
s.coll. [9177] Japan Cyperus truncatus K002479988 Yes
Takeda, H. [s.n.] Japan Cyperus truncatus K002479993 Yes
Buerger [s.n.] Japan Cyperus truncatus K002479990 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0