Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus longifolius Poir.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 270 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Indian Ocean. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion

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.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion K000362678 Holotype Yes
[J. Bonu] [640] Reunion K002955571 Yes
Lam; Meeuse [5914] Madagascar K002955561 Yes
Boivin, M. [1009] Mauritius K002955569 Yes
Nusbaumer, L.; Ranirison, P. [LN1660] Madagascar K002955563 Yes
[Cfereyh] [695] Madagascar K002955562 Yes
[R. G. Haugham] [B9] Mauritius K002955570 Yes
Barclay, C. [1999] Reunion K002955572 Yes
Bouton [s.n.] Mauritius K002955564 Yes
Barclay, C. [2003] Mauritius K002955568 Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [4127] Mauritius K002955567 Yes
Ayres, P.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K002955566 Yes
s.coll. [15] Mauritius K002955565 Yes
Humbert, H. [6291] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955555 Yes
Nicoll, M. [220] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955538 Yes
Barthelat, F.; M'Changama, M.; Sifary, A.B. [177] Mayotte Cyperus balfourii K002955560 Yes
Decary, R. [410] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955552 Yes
Antilahimena, P.; Andriambololona, J. et al. [3218] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955541 Yes
Perrier de la Bathie, H. [14777] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955536 Yes
Humblot, H. [628] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955546 Yes
Gautier, L.; Ranirison, P.; Nusbaumer, L.; Trigui, S.M.; Ramandimbimanana, S.D. [LG5145] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955539 Yes
Afzelius, K.R. [s.n.] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955537 Yes
Bosser, J. [18062] Comoros Cyperus balfourii K002955559 Yes
Forsyth Major [259] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955550 Yes
Nicoll, M. [388] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955540 Yes
Decary, M.R. [410] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955554 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955549 Yes
Perrier de la Bathie, H. [14776] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955551 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955548 Yes
Bosser, J. [18063] Comoros Cyperus balfourii K002955558 Yes
Perrier de la Bathie, H. [14777] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955553 Yes
Humblot, M. [628] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955545 Yes
Waterlot, M. [s.n.] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955547 Yes
Decary, R. [823] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955557 Yes
s.coll. [526] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955544 Yes
Simpson, D.A. [88/109] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955542 Yes
Humbert, H. [6291] Madagascar Cyperus balfourii K002955556 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0