Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus leptocarpus (F.Muell.) Bauters

First published in Phytotaxa 166: 20 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to S. Primorye and Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Alabama

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
  • Probatova, N.S. & al. (2006). Flora Rossiiskogo Dal'nego Vostoka. Dopolneniya i izmeneniya k izdaniyu Sosudistye rasteniya sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka t. 1-8 (1985-1996): 1-454. Russian academy of sciences Far Eastern branch.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lazaridea, M. [8585B] Australia K002294714 Yes
Guo, C. [053258] China K003065471 Yes
Mar 1, 1987 McKee, H.S. [9504] Australia Lipocarpha microcephala K000881656 Isotype Yes
May 21, 1976 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Lipocarpha microcephala K000815771 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Leukhárdt [s.n.] Australia Lipocarpha microcephala K000815770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Lipocarpha microcephala K000815773 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bailey [s.n.] Australia Lipocarpha microcephala K000815772 Unknown Type Material Yes
McDonald [s.n.] Australia Lipocarpha microcephala K000881655 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19586] Thailand Lipocarpha microcephala K000595235 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 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