Cyperus digitatus subsp. digitatus

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: Cyperus digitatus
Subspecies:

Name

Cyperus digitatus Roxb., 1820

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Cyperus brachystachys Nees ex Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 310 (1870), nom. illeg.
- Cyperus digitatus f. contractior Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 57 (1935)
- Cyperus digitatus var. laxiflorus L.K.Dai in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 11: 230 (1961)
- Cyperus digitatus var. mexicanus (Liebm.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 57 (1935)
- Cyperus digitatus var. oatesii (C.B.Clarke) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 56 (1935)
- Cyperus digitatus var. obtusifructus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 56 (1935)
- Cyperus digitatus var. pingbienensis L.K.Dai in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 11: 230 (1961)
- Cyperus exaltatus var. oatesii C.B.Clarke in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 188 (1884)
- Cyperus fastuosus Desv. in W.Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 12 (1825)
- Cyperus giganteus Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 238 (1866), nom. illeg.
- Cyperus glomeratus Roxb. ex Arn. in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 85 (1834), nom. illeg.
- Cyperus mexicanus Liebm. in Mexic. Halvgr.: 227 (1850)
- Cyperus neesii Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 101 (1837)
- Cyperus oatesii C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 618 (1893)
- Cyperus ornithopodioides Delile in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 50 (1813), nom. nud.
- Cyperus rhaphiostachys Humb. & Bonpl. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 68 (1837)
- Cyperus spongiosovaginatus Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 5 (1888)
- Cyperus trinidadensis Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 2: 7 (1890)
- Cyperus tuberifer Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 474 (1840)
- Cyperus venustus Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 316 (1870), nom. illeg.
- Cyperus wiestii Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 35 (1854)
- Cyperus xanthocomus Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 316 (1827)

Papyrus tuberifer Schrad. in Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1835: 5 (1835)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- Regional: Tropics & Subtropics
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.
- Introduced into:
  - Galápagos

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

References

Primary references

Roxburgh, W. (†) 1820. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 1. 493 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. : 1:209.

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. .

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus digitatus subsp. digitatus 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 digitatus subsp. digitatus. Published online. Accessed: June 02 2025. Reference page.