Cyperus longispicula Muasya & D.A.Simpson

First published in Kew Bull. 59: 595 (2004)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to Mozambique. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Bulletin

  • Haines, R. W. & Lye, K. (1983). Sedges and Rushes of East Africa. East African Natural History Society, Nairobi.
  • IUCN (2001). IUCN Red List categories: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.
  • Kükenthal, G. (1936). Cyperaceae - Scirpoideae - Cypereae. In: A. Engler (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich, IV 20, 101 Heft. Engelmann, Leipzig.
  • Lye, K. A. (1983). Studies in African Cyperaceae 25. New taxa and combinations in Cyperus. Nordic J. Bot. 3: 213-232.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Muasya & D.A. Simpson in Kew Bull. 59: 595, fig.3 (2004).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rattray [1273] Zimbabwe K000362636 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rattray [1273] Zimbabwe K000362635 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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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/
  • 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 Bulletin

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