Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus cataractarum (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. ex Engl.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(II): 200 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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 Pycreus cataractarum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Pycreus cataractarum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E. [1452] Cameroon K002540677 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [3648] Cameroon K002540674 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3133] Nigeria K002540110 Yes
Hallé, N.; Villiers, J.F. [4416] Gabon K002540681 Yes
Mildbraed, G.W.J. [s.n.] Cameroon K002540678 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [3801] Cameroon K002540680 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [4673] Cameroon K002540675 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 7140] Cameroon K002540679 Yes
{W. de Wilde c.s.} [1452] Cameroon K001734126 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [18609] Nigeria K002540109 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1866] Nigeria K001496172 Yes
Letouzey, R. [12143] Cameroon K002540676 Yes
Jan 2, 1906 Zenker, G.A. [1935] Cameroon Pycreus cataractarum K000363028 Unknown Type Material 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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