Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus dichrostachyus Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 481 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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 of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 331
  • Kük. in Engl., Pflanzenr. Cyper. 233. (1936)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 481 (1851)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 481 (1850).
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 331 (1901), as dichroostachyus.
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 165, figs.308,309 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 198 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 233 (1936), as dichroostachyus.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 233 (1936), as dichroostachyus
  • F.T.A. 8: 331 (1902), as dichroostachyus
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 436, fig. 212.63 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 165, figs. 308, 309 (1983)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 481 (1851)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1892 Schimper [857] Ethiopia K000321363 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Schimper [391] Ethiopia K000321362 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Schimper [953] Ethiopia K000321364 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3462] Zambia K003722985 Yes
Jackson, G. [120] Malawi K003722972 Yes
Katende, A.B. [K536] Uganda K003068692 Yes
Maire, E.E. [2989] China K003065054 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [4016] Zambia K003722983 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [809] Zimbabwe K003722978 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [1219] China K003065055 Yes
Henry, A. [9473] China K003065053 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12042] Zambia K003722984 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2638] Uganda K003068686 Yes
Hemp, A. [4973] Tanzania K001765377 Yes
Hazel, C. [229] Uganda K003068687 Yes
Banda, E.A. [305] Malawi K003722974 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [4011] Uganda K003068695 Yes
Morrison [33] Uganda K003068685 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [396] Zambia K003722986 Yes
s.coll. [634] China K003065058 Yes
Chandler; Hancock [57] Uganda K003068683 Yes
Brain, C.K. [6988] Zimbabwe K003722977 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [8001] China K003065056 Yes
Raynal, J. [19509] Tanzania K003068730 Yes
Norman, E.M. [87] Uganda K003068693 Yes
Brain, C.K. [6809] Zimbabwe K003722976 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3574] Uganda K003068689 Yes
Banda, E.A. [305] Malawi K003722973 No
Burrows, J.E. [640] Zimbabwe K003722981 Yes
Thompson, S.A.; Rawlins, J.E. [5618] Malawi K003722975 Yes
Wilkin, P. [716] Zimbabwe K003722982 Yes
Morrison [3] Uganda K003068694 Yes
Morrison [13] Uganda K003068684 Yes
Chandler; Hancock [2581] Uganda K003068682 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1944] Mozambique K003722979 Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K003722971 Yes
Scheffler, G. [[324]] Uganda K003068691 Yes
[Saundy]; Hancock [1] Uganda K003068688 Yes
s.coll. [8] China K003065051 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [1247] Zimbabwe K003722980 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3148] Malawi K003722970 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5264] Tanzania K000190491 Yes
s.coll. [31] China K003065052 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2789] Uganda K003068690 Yes
Forrest, G. [8353] China K003065057 Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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