Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus seslerioides Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 209 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. U.S.A. to N. Argentina. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Texas, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

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

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
H. [6168] Mexico K003726023 Yes
Palmer, E. [337] Mexico K003726000 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Sánchez Alvarado, F. [19016] Mexico K003726011 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [9111/2] Mexico K003726002 Yes
Lyonnet, E. [74] Mexico K003726021 Yes
Palmer, E. [338] Mexico K003726022 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [212] Mexico K003726018 Yes
Meisner; Muller, [1993] Mexico K003726027 Yes
Harvey; Coulter [1623] Mexico K003725999 Yes
Lyonnet, E. [54] Mexico K003726013 Yes
Coulter [1612] Mexico K000632035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1229] Mexico K003726015 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003726009 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [910] Mexico K003726008 Yes
Schaffner [509] Mexico K003726007 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [1525] Mexico K003726004 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [5826] Mexico K000632032 Unknown Type Material Yes
St. Pierre, M. [2263] Mexico K003726363 No
Bernouilli; Cario [1003] Guatemala K003726026 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlayi, W.B. [B4870] Mexico K003725998 Yes
Palmer, E. [389] Mexico K003726012 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [911] Mexico K003726006 Yes
Linden, J. [280] Mexico K000632033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Townsend, C.C.; Barber, C.M. [148] Mexico K003726003 Yes
Schaffner, J.G. [1032] Mexico K001651251 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Sánchez Alvarado, F. [19136] Mexico K003726010 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1229] Mexico K003726020 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003726019 Yes
Palmer, E. [168] Mexico K003726001 Yes
[Lebun Merr] [s.n.] K003726005 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1249] Mexico K003726014 Yes
Bernouilli; Cario [1002] Guatemala K003726028 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [10453] Bolivia Cyperus andinus K003728051 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [9203] Bolivia Cyperus andinus K003728053 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [10737] Bolivia Cyperus andinus K003728049 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [14293] Bolivia Cyperus andinus K003728052 Yes
Mendoza, M.; Dival, D. [863] Bolivia Cyperus andinus K003728050 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 2026. 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 2026. 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