Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus melanostachyus Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 207 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central U.S.A. to Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has social uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil South, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Panamá, Peru, Texas, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v27iss1.2022.n14. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [1996] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544150 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544142 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544147 Yes
Arsène, F. [41] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544146 Yes
Arsene, B.G. [1786] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544140 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544148 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [4] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544144 Yes
Fisher, Geo [37242] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544143 Yes
Arsene, B.G. [5830] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544139 Yes
[F. Arséne] [[1830]] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544141 Yes
[S.] Arsène [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544149 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002543959 Yes
[F. Arséne] [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger var. castaneus K002544145 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [s.n.] United States Cyperus niger K002543965 Yes
Dwyer, J.D.; Hayden, S.M.V. [7710] Panama Cyperus niger K002544336 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1882] Guatemala Cyperus niger K002544129 Yes
Ocampo, R.A.; Sánchez, O. [2220] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544134 Yes
André, É. [827] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544355 Yes
Macbride; Featherstone [s.n.] Peru Cyperus niger K002544349 Yes
Katende, T.; Sheil, D. [s.n.] Uganda Cyperus niger K002541525 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544122 Yes
Sánchez, J. [591] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544137 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador Cyperus niger K002544361 Yes
Blair, I.J. [763] Peru Cyperus niger K002544348 Yes
Seibert, R.J. [236] Panama Cyperus niger K002544335 Yes
{Meisner; Muller, F.} [[1987]] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544119 No
Müller, F. [1985] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544126 Yes
Schaffner [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544117 Yes
Schaffner, J.C. [568] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544115 Yes
Stergios, B.; Dorr, L.J.; Wurdack, K.J.; Niño, S.M. [20718] Venezuela Cyperus niger K003728104 Yes
[M]. Balls; Balls, E.K. [B 5499] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544121 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544113 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544133 Yes
Mandon, G. [1400] Bolivia Cyperus niger K002544338 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Serrano, M. [14480] Bolivia Cyperus niger K002544345 Yes
Jameson [874] Cyperus niger K002544342 Yes
Mainland, G.B.; Barkley, F.A. [14T785] United States Cyperus niger K002543960 Yes
[Wass] [s.n.] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544358 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [431] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544118 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [26] United States Cyperus niger K002543961 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544132 Yes
Bernoulli, K.G.; Cario, R. [1015] Guatemala Cyperus niger K002544128 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Catalan, P. [17657] Mexico Cyperus niger K003726045 Yes
Pennell, F.; Killip, E.P. [8031] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544354 Yes
Penneys, D.S.; Haber, W.A.; Zuchowski, W. [323] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544138 Yes
Palmer, E. [177] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544123 Yes
Pennell, F. [2169] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544352 Yes
C.F.B. [1831] United States Cyperus niger K002543962 Yes
Wasshausen, D.C.; Encarnación, F. [636] Peru Cyperus niger K002544346 Yes
André, É. [2326] Ecuador Cyperus niger K002544363 Yes
Palmer, E. [49a] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544120 Yes
Hutchison, P.C.; Wright, J.K. [3433] Peru Cyperus niger K002544347 Yes
{Whaley, O.; et al; Orellana, A.; Tenorio, M.; Pérez, E.} [306] Peru Cyperus niger K000325789 Yes
André, É. [2326] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544362 Yes
Bonilla, J. [508] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544127 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5741] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544353 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [2564] Cyperus niger K002544339 Yes
Lankester [219] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544131 Yes
Smith, D.N.; Canne, J. [5780] Peru Cyperus niger K002544337 Yes
Coulter, T. [1613] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544114 Yes
Wright, C. [1949] United States Cyperus niger K002543964 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [431] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544124 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Hazen, T.E. [8840] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544357 Yes
Steinbach, J. [9494] Bolivia Cyperus niger K002544344 Yes
{Muller, F.; Meisner} [[1985]] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544125 Yes
Hansen, G. [644] United States Cyperus niger K002543963 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3120] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544130 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [K417] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544359 Yes
Killip, E.P. [6836] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544343 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; González-Elizondo, M.S.; Rosen, D.J.; Reid, C. [21185] Mexico Cyperus niger K003726044 Yes
Triana, J. [414] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544341 Yes
Lindig [1408] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544356 Yes
Jiménez, Q.; Chavarría, M.M.; Botánica, C. [1599] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544136 Yes
Vargas, G.; Sanchez, J.; Cascante, A.; Zamora, M. [1432] Costa Rica Cyperus niger K002544135 Yes
Fassett, N.C. [25623] Colombia Cyperus niger K002544360 Yes
Coulter, T. [1613] Mexico Cyperus niger K002544116 Yes
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000580377 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000580376 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000683609 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000673188 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000673183 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000673182 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000673157 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000581634 No
Cameroon Cyperus niger K000580340 No
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [2215] Nicaragua Cyperus niger var. robustus K002544152 Yes
Hieronymus, G. [s.n.] Argentina Pycreus niger K000632078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico Pycreus niger K000632094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico Pycreus niger K000632095 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tonduz, A. [12627] Cyperus niger var. pseudoelegantulus K002544154 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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  • 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 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

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