Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus gracilis R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 213 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Australia, New Caledonia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia, New South Wales, Queensland

Introduced into:

California, Canary Is., Hawaii, Norfolk Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Starr, F. & Starr, K. (2011). New plant records for Midway atoll, Maui and Kaho'olawe. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 110: 23-35.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). A conspectus of Cyperus s.l. (Cyperaceae) in Europe (incl. Azores, Madeira and Canary islands), with emphasis on non-native naturalised species. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 69: 179-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Starr, F. & Starr, K. (2011). New plant records for Midway atoll, Maui and Kaho'olawe. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 110: 23-35.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). A conspectus of Cyperus s.l. (Cyperaceae) in Europe (incl. Azores, Madeira and Canary islands), with emphasis on non-native naturalised species. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 69: 179-223.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1892 Brown, R. [5920] Australia K000309476 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P. [9276] Australia K002293669 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [273] Australia K002293663 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Sharpe, P.; Johnson, L. [3423] Australia K002293658 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Sharpe, P.; Johnson, L.; Blaxell, D. [3424] Australia K002293659 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2032] Australia K002293644 Yes
Payne, C. [10] Australia K002293668 Yes
Jackson, J.R.; McDonald, W.J.F. [6828] Australia K002293664 Yes
Hosking, J.R. [4223] Australia K001609348 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S. [20361] Australia K002293675 Yes
Blake, S.T. [4675] Australia K002293650 Yes
Hamilton, A.A. [65559] Australia K002293680 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8065] Australia K002293641 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4911] Australia K002293645 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Clarkson, J.; Jacobs, S.W.L. [8099] Australia K002293655 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] Australia K002293647 Yes
{Adams} [1009] Australia K002293657 Yes
Copeland, L.M. [2913] Australia K002293666 Yes
Thompson, E.J.; Sharpe, P.R. [CHA179] Australia K002293656 Yes
Constable, E.F. [20347] Australia K002293676 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6059] Australia K002293642 Yes
Blake, S.T. [22701] Australia K002293662 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12705] Australia K002293660 Yes
{Dietrich, A.G.; Luerssen} [628] Australia K002293674 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10646] Australia K002293651 Yes
Jackson, P. [s.n.] Australia K002293673 Yes
Hubbard, M.G. [8125] Australia K002293654 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5823] Australia K002293670 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6830] Australia K002293640 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K002293648 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P.; Hancock, R. [6079] Australia K002293665 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2574] Australia K002293646 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S. [26784] Australia K002293677 Yes
Payne, C. [10] Australia K002293672 Yes
Blake, S.T. [1099] Australia K002293649 Yes
Constable, E.F. [6509] Australia K002293679 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [2415] Australia K002293681 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [3545] Australia K002293678 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [14302] Australia K002293671 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12705] Australia K002293643 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5664] Australia K002293653 Yes
Blake, S.T. [23195] Australia K002293661 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5137] Australia K002293652 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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