Cyperus leucocephalus

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 leucocephalus Retz., 1788

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Sorostachys leucocephalus (Retz.) Lye in Nordic J. Bot. 1: 190 (1981)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cyperus coronarius (Vahl) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 44 (1837)
    • Isolepis coronaria Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 113 (1817)
    • Kyllinga pierreana E.G.Camus in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 290 (1910)
    • Scirpus coronarius Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 261 (1805)

Homonyms

  • Cyperus leucocephalus Hassk. in Pl. Jav. Rar.: 87 (1848), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh in Phytotaxa 166: 39 (2014)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, Bangladesh, India
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

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. .