Cyperus macrorrhizus

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 macrorrhizus Nees, 1834

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Cyperus pungens var. elatus Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 538 (1868)
    • Cyperus pungens var. multiceps Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 538 (1868)
    • Cyperus pungens var. tenuis Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 538 (1868)

Homonyms

  • Cyperus macrorrhizus Nees ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 369 (1882), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus capitatus Vand. in Fasc. Pl.: 5 (1771)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Egypt
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Southwestern Asia
      • Iran, Palestine

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

References

Primary references

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in R.Wight, 1834. Contr. Bot. India: 73

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. .