Cyperus blepharoleptos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:

Name

Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud., 1854

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Anosporum ablepharum (Griseb.) Maury ex Micheli in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31: 125 (1890)
- Anosporum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Boeckeler in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 27: 26 (1869)
- Anosporum cubense var. gracile Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 414 (1870)
- Anosporum paraguayense Maury in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31: 124 (1890)
- Anosporum piliferum Maury in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31: 124 (1890)
- Anosporum schinzii Boeckeler in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 29(Abh.): 46 (1888)
- Courtoisia olivacea Boeckeler in Flora 44: 331 (1861)
- Crepidocarpus cubensis (Poepp. & Kunth) Klotzsch ex Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 414 (1870)
- Crepidocarpus schinzii Klotzsch ex Boeckeler in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 29(Abh.): 46 (1888), pro syn.
- Isolepis echinocephala Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 167 (1875)
- Kyllinga scirpina Rchb. ex C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 615 (1894)
- Mariscus foliosissimus Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 65 (1854)
- Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Palla in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 169 (1908)
- Oxycaryum cubense f. paraguayense (Maury) Pedersen in Hickenia 2: 138 (1995)
- Oxycaryum guianense Palla in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 169 (1908)
- Oxycaryum paraguayense (Maury) Palla in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 169 (1908)
- Oxycaryum piliferum (Maury) Palla in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 169 (1908)
- Oxycaryum schinzii (Boeckeler) Palla in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 169 (1908)
- Oxycaryum schomburgkianum Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 90 (1842)
- Pseudomariscus olivaceus (Boeckeler) Rauschert in Taxon 31: 559 (1982)
- Scirpus ablepharus Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 240 (1866)
- Scirpus cubensis Poepp. & Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 172 (1837)
- Scirpus cubensis var. gracilis (Boeckeler) Beetle in Rhodora 46: 146 (1944)
- Scirpus cubensis var. minor C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 8: 177 (1871)
- Scirpus cubensis var. paraguayensis (Maury) Kük. ex Barros in Anales Mus. Argent. Ci. Nat. "Bernardino Rivadavia" 38: 150 (1935)
- Scirpus paraguayensis (Maury) Herter in Fl. Ilustr. Urug. 1: 161 (1942)
- Scirpus pilifer (Maury) Pickel in Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 13(1-2): 124 (1937 publ. 1938)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- Regional: Tropical & Subtropical Africa & America
  - Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Steudel, E. 1854–1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars II. Cyperaceae et Familiae affines, Restiaceae, Eriocauloneae, Xyrideae, Desvauxieae, Junceae. 348 pp., J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. : 2: 28

Additional references

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.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus blepharoleptos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus blepharoleptos. Published online. Accessed: June 02 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus blepharoleptos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 June 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Cuban Bulrush