Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus melanospermus (Nees) Valck.Sur.

First published in Cyperus Mal. Arch.: 50 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Old World. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Fiji, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Kyllinga melanosperma.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Kyllinga melanosperma.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Arnold, T.H. [884] South Africa K002451207 Yes
Wells, M.J. [2308] South Africa K002451201 Yes
Degener, O. [15181] Fiji K003206017 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205606 Yes
van Borssum, J.W. [2839] Indonesia K003205602 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205601 Yes
Muller, P.J. [2089] South Africa K002451216 Yes
Moss, C.E. [1348] South Africa K002451197 Yes
Compton, R.H. [28258] Eswatini K002451233 Yes
Strey, R. [3126 b] South Africa K002451194 Yes
McCallum, D.A. [389] Eswatini K002451234 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [171] South Africa K002451205 Yes
s.coll. [327] South Africa K001732262 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205604 Yes
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205599 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [20901] South Africa K002451193 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [51233] Malaysia K003205590 Yes
Leendertz, R. [1565] South Africa K002451209 Yes
Brown; Shapiro [136] South Africa K002451218 Yes
MacOwan, P. [673] South Africa K002451228 Yes
Wilms, F. [165[2]] South Africa K002451237 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [257] South Africa K002451214 Yes
Hullett, R.W. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205589 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [188] South Africa K002451204 Yes
Tyson, W. [2865] South Africa K002451236 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Casserly, R. [89/190] Malaysia K003205593 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Casserly, R. [89/161] Malaysia K003205592 Yes
Bunnemeyer [3441] Indonesia K003205588 Yes
Strey, R. [3124] South Africa K002451195 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2151] South Africa K002451219 Yes
s.coll. [326] South Africa K001732263 Yes
Compton, R.H. [31083] Eswatini K002451232 Yes
Rahmat Si Boeea [10339] Indonesia K003205598 Yes
s.coll. [188] South Africa K002451221 Yes
MacOwan, P. [s.n.] South Africa K002451229 Yes
Wood, J.M. [4100] South Africa K001732261 Yes
Iboet [468] Indonesia K003205603 Yes
Burchell [4173] South Africa K002451230 Yes
s.coll. [[325]] South Africa K002451222 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205605 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [419] Indonesia K003205594 Yes
Arnold, T. [490] South Africa K002451217 Yes
Wilms, F. [2338] South Africa K002451223 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [30021] Indonesia K003205596 Yes
Leendertz, R. [1662] South Africa K002451211 Yes
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205600 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [419] Indonesia K003205595 Yes
Edwards, D. [2190] South Africa K002451220 Yes
Braun, K.P. [1630] Eswatini K002451231 Yes
Pott, R. [4752] South Africa K002451212 Yes
Wells, M.J. [2364] South Africa K002451200 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003205597 Yes
Vuuren, D.V. [298] South Africa K002451202 Yes
[O. S. V.] [197] South Africa K002451198 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [308] South Africa K002451203 Yes
{Killick; Strey} [2464] South Africa K002451208 Yes
Kostermans; Wirawan [534] Indonesia K003205591 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8570] Fiji K003206018 Yes
Hillary; Robertson [576] Botswana K002451235 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3921] South Africa K002451196 Yes
Tyson, W. [2864] South Africa K002451227 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1252] South Africa K002451206 Yes
Kies, P. [376] South Africa K002451199 Yes
Edwards, G. [10426] K002451238 Yes
Leendertz, R. [3428] South Africa K002451210 Yes
s.coll. [3234] Indonesia K003205587 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [776] South Africa K002451226 Yes
Stalmans, M. [755] South Africa K002451215 Yes
Rappard, F.W. [75] Indonesia K003205607 Yes
Huntley, K.D. [286] South Africa K002451224 Yes
Pott, R. [5226] South Africa K002451213 Yes
Mar 1, 1887 Wallich [3440] India Kyllinga melanosperma K003205221 Yes
Mar 1, 1887 Wight, R. [1851] Kyllinga melanosperma K000308263 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1887 Wight, R. [1851] Kyllinga melanosperma K000308264 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1887 Wight, R. [1851] Kyllinga melanosperma K000308265 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2980] Sri Lanka Kyllinga melanosperma K000881667 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [1850] Kyllinga melanosperma K000308267 Type Yes

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