Cyperus meyenianus

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 meyenianus Kunth, 1837

Homotypic
- Cyperus subulatus Meyen in Observ. Bot. 1: 108 (1834), nom. illeg.
- Mariscus meyenianus (Kunth) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 49 (1842)
Heterotypic
- Chlorocyperus paranaguensis Palla in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 181 (1908)
- Cyperus kunthianus Nees in Cyperaceae: 17 (1841)
- Cyperus meyenianus var. breviradiatus Maury in J. Bot. (Morot) 2: 392 (1888)
- Cyperus meyenianus var. oligostachys (Schrad. ex Nees) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 491 (1936)
- Cyperus meyenianus var. paranaguensis (Palla) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 491 (1936)
- Cyperus meyenianus var. patentissimus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 491 (1936)
- Cyperus prionensis Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 2: 10 (1890)
- Cyperus trispicatus Boeckeler in Flora 65: 14 (1882)
- Mariscus oligostachys Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 48 (1842)
- Mariscus subulatus Nees in Linnaea 9: 286 (1834), nom. nud.
- Mariscus uliginosus Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 46 (1842)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Leeward Is., Windward Is.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Introduced into:
  - Hawaii

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Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.
Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus meyenianus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus meyenianus. Published online. Accessed: June 05 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus meyenianus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 June 2025. Reference page.