Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus unioloides R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 216 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Senegal, Sudan, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Pereira-Silva, L., Larridon, I., de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R., Santos, V.M. & Trevisan, R. (2022). Diversity and taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 480-545. MBG press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

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

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. 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.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9886] Cameroon K000678151 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40251 A] India K002453986 Yes
[17286] Australia K002454804 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16698] India K002453993 Yes
[227] Australia K002454806 Yes
[2613] Australia K002454803 Yes
[2116] Australia K002454802 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40243] India K002453990 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002453991 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [232] Burma K002453994 Yes
Bowner [1251] India K002453992 Yes
Klackenberg, J.; Lundin, R. [243] India K002453984 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1526] India K002453988 Yes
[s.n.] Australia K002454798 Yes
[16] Australia K002454805 Yes
[5231] Australia K002454801 Yes
s.coll. [243 a] India K002453983 Yes
[10604] Australia K002454807 Yes
[7135] Australia K002454799 Yes
s.coll. [1327] India K002453987 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thompson [s.n.] India K002453985 Yes
Rhind, D. [3378] Burma K002453989 Yes
[2] Australia K002454800 Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13104] Madagascar Pycreus umbrosiformis K000363049 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1893 s.coll. [s.n.] Pycreus angulatus f. bromoides K001615224 No
Overlaet, H.G.H. [246] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pycreus overlaetii K000363023 Type Yes
Mar 10, 1913 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Pycreus spissiflorus K000210432 Type Yes
Aug 26, 2010 Clarke, C.B. [26442] Bangladesh Pycreus unioloides K000592571 Type Yes
Aug 26, 2010 Wallich, N. [3324] Nepal Pycreus unioloides K000592569 Type Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S [9685] Zambia Pycreus unioloides K001569115 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9026] Angola Pycreus unioloides K001636026 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [8749] Zambia Pycreus unioloides K001569105 Yes
Brown, R. [5900] Australia Pycreus unioloides K000881559 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [3324] Nepal Pycreus unioloides K000592570 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5223] Tanzania Pycreus unioloides K000190451 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5391] Tanzania Pycreus unioloides K000190621 Yes
Aug 26, 2010 Wight, R. [2875] India Pycreus unioloides var. wightii K000592572 Type Yes

Sources

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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    • 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/
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