Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus aucheri Jaub. & Spach

First published in Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 1, t. 101 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to Pakistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Väre, H. & Kukkonen, I, (2006). Typification of names in Cyperus section Arenarii (Cyperaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 24: 279-294.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ill. Pl. Orient 2: 1, t. 101 (1844).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Väre, H. & Kukkonen, I, (2006). Typification of names in Cyperus section Arenarii (Cyperaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 24: 279-294.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ani, H.A. [39926] Iraq K002478777 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9386] Saudi Arabia K002478822 Yes
s.coll. [6192] Iran K002478873 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4141] Saudi Arabia K002478835 Yes
s.coll. [178] K002478867 Yes
Cope, T.A. [3] Oman K002478813 Yes
Pelly, L. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478820 Yes
s.coll. [3462] India K002478869 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Bokha [D55988] Iran K002478792 Yes
[A. Dumin] [s.n.] Israel K002478875 Yes
Karim, F.; Noovi, M.; Hamid, H.; Kadhim, H. [40381] Iraq K002478787 Yes
Alizzi; Omar, S. [34964] Iraq K002478775 Yes
Lambley, P.W. [66] United Arab Emirates K002478841 Yes
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [202] Yemen K002478817 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [684] Oman K002478805 Yes
Miller, A.G. [6033] Oman K002478799 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [3401] Iran K002478794 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [9259] Iraq K002478782 Yes
Pierce, B. [s.n.] K002478866 Yes
Elliott, C.F. [s.n.] K002478870 Yes
Chakravarty; Ra [30487] Iraq K002478757 Yes
Hedberg, I.; Hedberg, O. [92025] Saudi Arabia K002478821 Yes
Cope, T.A. [64] Oman K002478814 Yes
Al-Dosari, M. [1326] Kuwait K002478791 Yes
Good, R. [338] K002478856 Yes
s.coll. [42454] Iraq K002478769 Yes
Dickinson, F.W. [2] K002478849 Yes
{Popov; Tillin; Gilliland} [4189] K002478819 Yes
Dickson, V.P. [1079] Saudi Arabia K002478831 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [42] Bahrain K002478853 Yes
McLeish, I. [3412] Oman K002478816 Yes
Codrai, R. [37] K002478839 Yes
{Popov; Tillin; Gilliland} [4112] K002478840 Yes
s.coll. [42424] Iraq K002478773 Yes
Naguib [70] Bahrain K002478854 Yes
Haines, R.W. [W1011] Iraq K002478766 Yes
Holm, D.A. [H/108/58] Saudi Arabia K002478824 Yes
Weinert, E.; Fawsi; Adel; Hussain [47609] Iraq K002478770 Yes
Bisset, E. [10] Yemen K002478862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K002478798 Yes
Al-Farsi, A. [103] Oman K002478801 Yes
s.coll. [5741] Iran K002478874 Yes
Sale, J.; Radcliffe-Smith, A. [BL5597] Oman K002478796 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [36] Afghanistan K002478865 Yes
Miller, A.G. [6033] Oman K002478800 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3663] Oman K002478803 Yes
s.coll. [6309] Iran K002478793 Yes
Alizzi; Khatib [33307] Iraq K002478774 Yes
s.coll. [5602] Iran K002478872 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ibrahim, I.M. [s.n.] Kuwait K002478790 Yes
Karim, F.; Noove, M.; Hamid, H.; Kadhim, H. [40392] Iraq K002478786 Yes
Al. Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [48511] Iraq K002478765 Yes
Guest; Rawi [16049] Iraq K002478781 Yes
Alkas, J. [17688] Iraq K002478783 Yes
Lee-Oldfield, F.N. [23] Oman K002478811 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1952] Oman K002478797 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8729/3] Oman K002478812 Yes
Hamid, H. [39184] Iraq K002478764 Yes
McLeish, I. [4013] Oman K002478815 Yes
Rawi, A. [26023] Iraq K002478789 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [R8159] Iraq K002478784 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6394] Saudi Arabia K002478830 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. [688] K002478861 Yes
[Huzain Nura]; Nu [30646] Iraq K002478761 Yes
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [445] Oman K002478808 Yes
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [18704] Iraq K002478780 Yes
Savage, C.D.W. [s.n.] Oman K002478809 Yes
s.coll. [A5] Saudi Arabia K002478832 Yes
s.coll. [6146] Afghanistan K002478868 Yes
Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [48597] Iraq K002478768 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4355] Saudi Arabia K002478834 Yes
Lee-Oldfield, F.N. [177] Oman K002478810 Yes
Fitzgerald; Ramsay, C.B. [85] United Arab Emirates K002478826 Yes
[Coamcuert] [13457] Iraq K002478758 Yes
Guichard, K. [KG/41/HAD] Saudi Arabia K002478833 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Qatar K002478851 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Qatar K002478850 Yes
Dickson, V. (Mrs); Moore, A. [230] Kuwait K002478858 Yes
Haddad, S.Y. [9907] Iraq K002478760 Yes
Serkahia, S.Y. [19506] Iraq K002478788 Yes
Rawi; Alkas, J. [16247] Iraq K002478767 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Al-Rawi, A. [14197] Iraq K002478785 Yes
Codrai, R. [35] K002478838 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4141] Saudi Arabia K002478836 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3663] Oman K002478804 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F.; Aellen, P.; Esfandiari, E. [4000] K002478871 Yes
Rawi; [G]ille [6070] Iraq K002478771 Yes
Wilson, H.L. [4] K002478848 Yes
Alizzi, H. [34348] Iraq K002478772 Yes
Popov, G. [505] K002478818 Yes
Al-Rawi, A. [20296] Iraq K002478756 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [2502] Saudi Arabia K002478823 Yes
Baker, C.W. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478825 Yes
Wood, P.J. [7301] K002478847 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Whitcombe, R. [2033] Oman K002478795 Yes
Rezk, M. [[RM2]] K002478852 Yes
Willcox, C. [293] United Arab Emirates K002478842 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [16993] Iraq K002478778 Yes
Bharucha, F.R.; Al-Ani, H.A. [8640] Iraq K002478759 Yes
[Ian Mchersh] [2195] Oman K002478802 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Al-Rawi, A.; [illegible] [14346] Iraq K002478779 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Al-Rawi, A. [13535] Iraq K002478763 Yes
Crookshank, H. [53] K002478863 Yes
Naguib [716] Bahrain K002478857 Yes
[Dubson] [487] Saudi Arabia K002478829 Yes
Hamid, H. [38550] Iraq K002478776 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [20662] K002478864 Yes
Carpenter, T.; Muharraq, R.A.F. [147] K002478855 Yes
{Al-Rawi; Sh. Hoddad} [25655] Iraq K002478762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Oman K002478806 Yes
Codrai, R. [36] K002478837 Yes
[Ian Mcheish] [2196] Oman K002478807 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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.
    • 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 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