Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus michelianus

Cyperus michelianus subsp. pygmaeus (Rottb.) Asch. & Graebn.

First published in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 273 (1904)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Russian Far East. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Amur, Assam, Cambodia, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Hainan, India, Iraq, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Canary Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Cyperus pygmaeus.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 273 (1904).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 262, figs.532,533 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 156 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 312 (1936).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Verloove, F. (2012). Notes on some Cyperaceae from Gran Canaria (Canary islands, Spain). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 93-99.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 312 (1936)
  • Fl. Somalia 4: 130 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 262, figs. 532, 533 (1983)
  • Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 273 (1904)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1967 Smitinand, T. [5747] Thailand K000467591 No
Bornmüller, J. [1878] Iraq K002478944 Yes
McGillivray, D.J. [2943] Australia K002293764 Yes
{Mrs. A. S. Bell} [356] K003067445 Yes
[Consul Petherick] [s.n.] Sudan K003151183 Yes
Jarrett, F.M.; Saldanha, C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP 597] India K003067448 Yes
s.coll. [1807] India K003067449 Yes
Brahim, J. [6183] Iraq K002478936 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt K002478969 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A143] Sudan K003151181 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5575] Australia K002293753 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3863] Saudi Arabia K002478956 Yes
[S. Ahiran [38153] Iraq K002478946 Yes
Ash, J. [3727] Ethiopia K003151191 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16049] India K003067425 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6012B] Egypt K002478957 Yes
Guest, E.R. [3499] Iraq K000315888 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3318] Pakistan K003067396 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A40] Sudan K003151180 Yes
[Evan Brust] [1039] Iraq K002478942 Yes
Hall, J.B. [GC 37174] Ghana K002357263 Yes
Inayat; Duthie [22863] K003067395 Yes
[S. Omar]; [Thamer] [47899] Iraq K002478952 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3268] India K003067439 Yes
Law, M. [s.n.] India K003067380 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25051] India K003067387 Yes
Donde, V.P. [D39] K003067442 Yes
[Evan Brust] [3499] Iraq K002478937 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [2342] India K003067386 Yes
Vartak, V.D. [15065] India K003067378 Yes
Davis, P.H. [s.n.] Egypt K002478963 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [4153] Sudan K003151187 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [947] Egypt K002478966 Yes
Wallich [3325B] India K003067436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K002478955 Yes
Rawi; Alizzi [32415] Iraq K002478940 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1428] Egypt K002478959 Yes
s.coll. [305] Iraq K002478951 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [920] Greece K002477433 Yes
Santapau, H. [16719] India K003067384 Yes
Rawi, A. [16615] Iraq K002478949 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1522] Iraq K002478953 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4299] Thailand K000467586 No
Law, Mr. [s.n.] India K001739817 Yes
Kralik, L.; Letourneux, A. [s.n.] K002479385 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] Syria K002478971 Yes
[Aucher-Eloy] [3678] Egypt K001739689 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] Australia K002293750 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3425] India K003067441 Yes
Vartak, V.D. [17053] India K003067379 Yes
Pettet, A. [122] Sudan K003151179 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25053] India K003067394 Yes
Lye, K.A. [LY-5788] Ghana K002357262 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1028] Iraq K002478954 Yes
[M. Noosi] [41285] Iraq K002478934 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [623] India K003067381 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2045] Mozambique K003724215 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5683] Egypt K002478962 Yes
Mitchell, T.L. [s.n.] K002293767 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [s.n.] Australia K002293765 Yes
Giles, C. [s.n.] K002293751 Yes
Agnew, A.D.Q.; Shawqi, A. [117] Iraq K002478945 Yes
Carolin, R. [8912] Australia K002293768 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [39] Iraq K002478941 Yes
Bourne [2159] India K003067433 Yes
Fernandez, R. [1212] India K003067383 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] K003067434 Yes
[B. W. B. Vancuylenberu] [GT48] Sri Lanka K003067453 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6764] Thailand K000467592 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001738639 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6280] Australia K002293749 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7249] Australia K002293748 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K002478950 Yes
Poilane, E. [20773] Laos K002291375 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2794] Egypt K002478967 Yes
Lazar, Y. [300] Iraq K002478930 Yes
s.coll. [16944] India K003067432 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5914] Egypt K002478968 Yes
Donde, V.P. [D39-B] K003067443 Yes
Saini, D.C. [s.n.] India K003067451 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21382] Thailand K000467589 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [21382] Thailand K000467590 No
Mashtuf, H. [5203] Iraq K002478943 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5281] Australia K002293759 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [1835] Australia K002293752 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17026] Australia K002293758 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [248] Philippines K002292191 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000309396 Type Yes
Alizzi, H.; Omar, S. [34617] Iraq K002478935 Yes
[H. L. Shukus] [29677] Iraq K002478947 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4350] India K003067430 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25052] India K003067393 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [9218] India K003067447 Yes
[Lainger a Eng a Shirukl] [3305] Iraq K002478939 Yes
Solling, K.L. [486] Australia K002293763 Yes
s.coll. [93] Egypt K002478958 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003067437 Yes
Wallich, C. [s.n.] India K003067435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002477434 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [946] India K003067431 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1860] Thailand K000467588 No
Hall, J.B. [GC 37174] Ghana K002357264 No
J.; A.R. [5445 ter] Mali K002357265 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2735] Ghana K002357261 Yes
Suckert, E. [23] Somalia K003151190 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8141] Sri Lanka K003067452 Yes
Santapau, H. [17189] India K003067385 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K003067438 Yes
{M. de Wailly} [5071] Sudan K002357266 Yes
[K. Venkoba Rao] [3857] India K003067429 Yes
[S. Omar] [37756] Iraq K002478948 Yes
Ascherson, P. [s.n.] Egypt K002478961 Yes
Maack [s.n.] K002479580 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2666] India K003067392 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [4039] Sudan K003151186 Yes
Lazar, Y. [3495] Iraq K002478932 Yes
{Mrs. A. S. Bell} [238] K003067446 Yes
Marcan, A. [1717] Thailand K000467587 No
Rhind, D. [583] Sri Lanka K003067454 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002478964 Yes
[Evanbrust] [3585] Iraq K002478933 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [2794] Zambia K003724216 Yes
Bourne [3339] India K003067428 Yes
[Evan Brust] [3221] Iraq K002478938 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [9230] India K003067450 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3045] Egypt K002478960 Yes
Bohnhof, M.H. [291] K002479579 Yes
[illegible] [2252] India K003067440 Yes
Chase, N.C. [6983A] Zimbabwe K003724214 Yes
[Sáhlafh] [2] K002479387 Yes
[Fud Muller] [s.n.] Australia K002293757 Yes
Karsas, M. [810] Sudan K003151189 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [1745] Australia K002293761 Yes
Bromfield, W.A. [s.n.] Sudan K003151188 Yes
Loher, A. [769] Philippines K002292192 Yes
Purdie, R.W. [1297] Australia K002293754 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] Egypt K002478972 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [488] K003151182 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [8456] India K003067444 Yes
Mitchell, T. [142] Austria K002293766 Yes
Bone [s.n.] Egypt K002478970 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25050] India K003067388 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [48587] Australia K002293762 Yes
Halwagy, R. [551] Sudan K003151192 Yes
Lazar, Y. [300A] Iraq K002478931 Yes
Letourneux, A. [151] K002479386 Yes
Fernandez, R.R. [R1155] India K003067382 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [947] Egypt K002478965 Yes
Beckett, J.J.; White, R. [1663] Somalia K003151193 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Juncellus pygmaeus K001739693 Yes
Thomson, G. [177] India Juncellus pygmaeus K003067426 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [11740D ] India Juncellus pygmaeus K001613088 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Cyperus pygmaeus K002479388 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Algeria Cyperus pygmaeus K002479389 Yes
Watanabe, K. [199/1] Japan Cyperus pygmaeus K003065264 Yes

Sources

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