Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus alternifolius

Cyperus alternifolius subsp. textilis (Thunb.) Verloove

First published in Webbia 69: 195 (2014)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Africa. It is a helophyte or rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Introduced into:

Azores

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Verloove, F. (2014). A conspectus of Cyperus s.l. (Cyperaceae) in Europe (incl. Azores, Madeira and Canary islands), with emphasis on non-native naturalised species. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 69: 179-223.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus textilis K003728914 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Cyperus textilis K002479330 Yes
Bos, J.J. [16] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090093 Yes
Moss, C.E. [6888] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090096 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8973] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090103 Yes
Zeyher, K. [170] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090076 Yes
Archibald, E.E.A. [5686] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090094 Yes
Barter [s.n.] Australia Cyperus textilis K002293118 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [915] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090083 Yes
Musil, C.F. [155] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090069 Yes
[Burke] [s.n.] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090090 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [5410] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090077 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [7093] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090092 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090078 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus textilis K003728915 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1527] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090081 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [23792] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus textilis K003728918 Yes
Ward, C.J. [8680] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090070 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus textilis K003728917 Yes
Moss, C.E. [8742] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090080 Yes
[H. M. Debb] [s.n.] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090101 Yes
Theron, G.C. [668] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090095 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4148] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090097 Yes
Burchell [4055] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090073 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1464] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090098 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [347] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090087 Yes
Boucher, C. [3476] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090100 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1967] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Cyperus textilis K003728919 Yes
{P. Bohnen (?nee Kies)} [7744] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090084 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus textilis K003728916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus textilis K003728921 Yes
Burchell [507] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090074 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [23792] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090086 Yes
Ecklon; Zeyher [170] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090091 Yes
Garside, S. [1183] South Africa Cyperus textilis K002090079 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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 2025. 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

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