Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus flavidus Retz.

First published in Observ. Bot. 5: 13 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Europe to Japan, S. Africa to E. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Amur, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, France, Greece, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kazan-retto, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Buryatiya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K001613109 No
Thomson, T. [785] India K003066919 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003066976 No
Jan 1, 1984 unknown [14] Mauritius Pycreus flavidus K000363064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boivin, L. H. [1005] Reunion Pycreus flavidus K001766787 No
Smith, K.A.H. [8007] China Pycreus flavidus K000881592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Anglade, L. [2203] India Pycreus flavidus K000592567 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [3318] Nepal Pycreus flavidus var. strictus K000592574 Type Yes
s.coll. [620] Cyperus globosus var. strictus K002454137 No
s.coll [s.n.] India Cyperus globosus var. strictus K001615246 No
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal Cyperus globosus var. strictus K002454139 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Cyperus globosus var. strictus K002454141 No
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal Cyperus globosus var. strictus K001615245 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Nepal Cyperus globosus var. strictus K001615247 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus globosus var. strictus K001615248 No
Thomson, T. [193] India Cyperus globosus var. strictus K002454140 No
Maack, R.K. [s.n.] Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000881647 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heyne, B. [s.n.] India Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000592568 Type Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [945] India Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000881590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [945] India Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000592566 Type Yes
Maack, R.K. [s.n.] Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000881646 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000290920 Type Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13737] Madagascar Pycreus flavidus var. nilagiricus K000363063 Type Yes
s.coll. [955] Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K001732631 No
[gardr] [954] Sri Lanka Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K002454128 No
Thomson, G. [52] India Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K001691370 No
Thomson, G. [52] India Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K001615241 No
s.coll [CP 801] Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K001615242 No
Maxwell Sri Lanka Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K001615243 No
Wallich, E.J.C. [3318 B] Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K001615244 No
Thwaites [s.n.] Sri Lanka Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K002454129 No
Wallich [3318 C] Cyperus flavidus var. nilagiricus K002454088 No
Guile, D.P.M. [0925] Hong Kong Cyperus globosus K003065251 Yes
Furuse, M. [22946] Japan Cyperus globosus K003065254 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [6486] Hong Kong Cyperus globosus K003065252 Yes
Furuse, M. [18842] Japan Cyperus globosus K003065255 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [5128] Hong Kong Cyperus globosus K003065253 Yes

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