Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus congestus Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 358 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Austria, Bangladesh, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Réunion, Spain, St.Helena, Switzerland, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Gordon-Gray, K.D., Ward, C.J. & Edwards, T.J. (2006). Studies in Cyperaceae in Southern Africa 38: The identities of Cyperus natalensis, Cyperus crassipes and Cyperus brevipes. South African Journal of Botany 72: 133-138.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lustyk, P. & Doležal, J. (2023). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae. XXI. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 58: 25-152.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). A conspectus of Cyperus s.l. (Cyperaceae) in Europe (incl. Azores, Madeira and Canary islands), with emphasis on non-native naturalised species. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 69: 179-223.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 358 (1805).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Lustyk, P. & Doležal, J. (2023). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae. XXI. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 58: 25-152.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). A conspectus of Cyperus s.l. (Cyperaceae) in Europe (incl. Azores, Madeira and Canary islands), with emphasis on non-native naturalised species. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 69: 179-223.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McCallum-Webster, M. [8928] United Kingdom K002477575 Yes
E. J. [Blamant] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002477563 Yes
Buchanan, J. [315] South Africa K000362958 Type Yes
Buchanan, J. [315] South Africa K000362959 Type Yes
Kuntze, O. [240] South Africa K000362957 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooper, T. [3333] South Africa K000362805 Type Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [8928] United Kingdom K002477574 Yes
Cryer, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002477578 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [238 BA] United Kingdom K002477576 Yes
MacOwan, P. [496] South Africa K000362962 Syntype Yes
MacOwan, P. [496] South Africa K000362963 Type Yes
Kramer, K.U. [1490] K002477565 Yes
Rehmann [5655] South Africa K000362960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cryer, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002477579 Yes
Rehmann [2577] South Africa K000362961 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moller, A. [s.n.] Portugal K002477566 Yes
Cryer, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002477577 Yes
[Baikeller] [s.n.] K002477564 Yes
Nlie [s.n.] Turkey K000309414 Type Yes
Jul 23, 1986 Buchanan, J. [336] South Africa Mariscus congestus K001691338 Yes
Jul 23, 1986 Miller [S.n.] South Africa Mariscus congestus K001790319 Yes
Jul 23, 1986 Thom, A. [1028] South Africa Mariscus congestus K003154280 Yes
Jul 23, 1986 Rehmaan, A. [4037] South Africa Mariscus congestus K003154241 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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