Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus diurensis Boeckeler

First published in Flora 62: 556 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Boeckeler in Flora 62: 556 (1879).
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 381 (1901).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 223, fig.454 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 166 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 560 (1936).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 560 (1936)
  • F.T.A. 8: 381 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 467, fig. 212.118 (1997).
  • Flora 62: 556 (1879)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 223, fig. 454 (1983)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tanner, R. [5677] Tanzania K003721501 Yes
Peter, A. [25094] Tanzania K000321458 Syntype Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [7538] Tanzania K003721498 Yes
Tanner, R. [5470] Tanzania K003721502 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3335] Kenya K003721496 Yes
Adams, B.R. [64] Kenya K003721492 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [198 (Series 3)] Sudan K000321399 Type Yes
Haarer, A.E. [s.n.] Tanzania K003721507 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2575] Tanzania K003721510 Yes
Peter, A. [13879] Tanzania K000321457 Syntype Yes
Gray, M.; Luke, P.A.; Luke, Q. [445] Kenya K003721495 Yes
Phillips, D. [1823] Tanzania K003721506 Yes
Wingfield, R.C. [888] Tanzania K003721500 Yes
Welch, J.R. [11] Tanzania K003721508 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [8956] Kenya K003721493 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1973] Uganda K003721491 Yes
Tanner, R. [4528] Tanzania K003721513 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5120] Tanzania K000190348 Yes
Welch, J.R. [11] Tanzania K003721509 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3420] Kenya K003721494 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [AB2063] Tanzania K003721505 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2575] Tanzania K003721511 Yes
Tanner, R. [4629] Tanzania K003721499 Yes
Peter, G.A. [45830b] Tanzania K003721503 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5272] Tanzania K000190501 Yes
Richards, M. [28273] Tanzania K003721504 Yes
Tanner, R. [5481] Tanzania K003721497 Yes
K. Vollesen [1927] Tanzania K003721512 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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