Cyperus confertus

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 confertus Sw., 1788

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Chlorocyperus confertus (Sw.) Rikli in Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564 (1895)
    • Mariscus confertus (Sw.) C.B.Clarke in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 50 (1900), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Cyperus bidentatus Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 330 (1805)
    • Cyperus biuncialis Andersson in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 156 (1855)
    • Cyperus confertus var. bidentatus (Vahl) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 498 (1936)
    • Cyperus confertus var. biuncialis Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 515 (1868)
    • Cyperus confertus var. debilior Kük. ex Ekman in Ark. Bot. 22A(9): 14 (1929)
    • Cyperus confertus f. debilior (Kük. ex Ekman) Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 188 (1926)
    • Cyperus confertus f. gracillimus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 498 (1936)
    • Cyperus dissitiflorus Andersson in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 153 (1855), nom. illeg.
    • Cyperus jamaicensis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 166 (1817)
    • Mariscus bidentatus (Vahl) J.Raynal in Adansonia, n.s., 17: 273 (1978)

Homonyms

  • Cyperus confertus Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 145 (1791), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus flavidus Retz. in Observ. Bot. 5: 13 (1788)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, Venezuela
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Galápagos

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .