Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus pachyrhizus Nees

First published in Linnaea 35: 545 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Indian Ocean Islands, S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Laccadive Is., Maldives, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Friedmann, F. [5684] Seychelles Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K002955776 No
Adams, C.D. [14954] Maldives Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067220 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [7071] Seychelles Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K002955777 No
Carpenter, T. [346] Maldives Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067224 Yes
Sigee, D.C. [102] Maldives Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067222 Yes
Carpenter, T. [346] Maldives Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067223 Yes
[W] Huwe [s.n.] India Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067221 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Maldives Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067226 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [8099] Seychelles Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K002955778 No
[illegible]; [illegible] [6471] Maldives Cyperus conglomeratus var. pachyrhizus K003067225 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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