Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus arenarius Retz.

First published in Observ. Bot. 4: 9 (1786)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran to Indo-China. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Introduced into:

KwaZulu-Natal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
{Prof. Naguib} [19] Bahrain K002478571 Yes
Western, R.A. [BW11] United Arab Emirates K002478587 Yes
{Aucher} [5483] Iran K002478566 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [s.n.] Iran K002478562 Yes
Carpenter, T.; [R. A. F.]; Muharraq [72] K002478582 Yes
Good, R. [339] Bahrain K002478578 Yes
Mandaville, J. [17] Saudi Arabia K002478583 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Bokha [D56115] Iran K002478568 Yes
Fernandez, J. [549] K002478573 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [49] Bahrain K002478574 Yes
Holmes, J. [361] Saudi Arabia K002478579 Yes
Phillips, A. [74] Bahrain K002478570 Yes
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [443] Oman K002478580 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [681] Iran K002478564 Yes
Cope, T.A. [148] Oman K002478589 Yes
Wilson, C. [212] K002478584 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [5] Iran K002478563 Yes
Good, R. [340] Bahrain K002478576 Yes
Rezk, M. [RM4] Bahrain K002478591 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [s.n.] Iran K002478561 Yes
Baker, C.W. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478577 Yes
Carpenter, T. (Mrs) [151a] Saudi Arabia K002478581 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3656] Oman K002478590 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [5] Iran K002478565 Yes
McLeish, I. [3163] Oman K002478588 Yes
Western, R.A. [BW08] United Arab Emirates K002478592 Yes
Popenoe, F.W. [26] Iran K002478569 Yes
[Tuichson] [489] Saudi Arabia K002478585 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [[127]] Iran K002478567 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [46] Bahrain K002478575 Yes
Lambley, P.W. [3] United Arab Emirates K002478572 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0