Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus meeboldii Kük.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 345 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, India. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Kenya, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 375 (1967)
  • Cherm. in Arch. Bot. Caen 7, Mém. 4: 11 (1936)
  • J. Raynal in Adansonia, sér. 2, 6: 304 (1966).
  • in Fedde, Rep. 18: 345 (1922)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 309 (1936)
  • F.R. 18: 345 (1922)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 462 (1997).
  • Fl. Somalia 4: 130 (1995)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 260, figs. 528, 529 (1983)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Arnstein Lye, K. [Lye9176] Kenya K003720103 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7264] Kenya K003720101 Yes
Luke, Q.; Gray, M. [4050] Kenya K003720097 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B.; Kanuri; [others] [14842] Kenya K003720092 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [4092] Kenya K003720099 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3197] Kenya K003720096 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [929] Kenya K003720106 Yes
Napper, D.M. [1941] Kenya K003720094 Yes
Luke, Q.; Beentje, H.; Beentje, J.; Luke, P. [15292] Kenya K003720091 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [900] Kenya K003720102 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR 690] Kenya K003720105 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [221] Uganda K003720093 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5023] Kenya K003720095 Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [720] Kenya K003720100 Yes
Napper, D. (Miss) [1525] Kenya K003720098 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Verdcourt, B. [733] Kenya K003720104 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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