Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus substramineus Kük.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 10 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Peninsula Malaysia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Prasad, V.P. (2017). Notes on sedges (Cyperaceae) of Andaman and Nicobar islands - seven new records and five exclusions. Nelumbo 59: 155-158.
  • Ranasinghe, S. & al. (2020). The national red list 2020 - Conservation status of the flora of Sri Lanka: 1-254. Biodiversity secretariat, Ministry of environment and the national herbarium.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1893 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [158] Bangladesh Pycreus stramineus K000592584 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1893 Silva, F.de [3320] Bangladesh Pycreus stramineus K000881560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haniff; Nur [3805] Thailand Pycreus stramineus K000595114 Yes
Wallich [H. I. 3320 B] India Cyperus stramineus K001615221 No
Wallich [s.n.] India Cyperus stramineus K002454470 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma Cyperus stramineus K001132689 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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
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  • 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