Cyperus tetragonus

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 tetragonus Elliott, 1816

Homotypic
- Mariscus tetragonus (Elliott) C.B.Clarke in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 44 (1900)
Heterotypic
- Cyperus pringlei Britton in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 12: 7 (1885)
- Cyperus tetragonus var. intercedens Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 493 (1936)
- Cyperus tetragonus var. pringlei (Britton) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 493 (1936)

Cyperus tetragonus Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 452 (1885), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 88 (1916)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina
- Regional: Southern Central USA
  - Arizona, New Mexico
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast
Continental: Sourthern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Windward Is.

Elliott, S. 1816–1821. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia Volume I. 606 pp., 6 pl. Charleston, SC: J.R. Schenck. BHL Reference page. : 1: 71

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 tetragonus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 03. Published online. Accessed: June 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus tetragonus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 June 2025. Reference page.