Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus pilosus Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 354 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to E. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Marquesas, Mississippi, Samoa, South Carolina

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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Naik, M.C. & al. (2017). Additions to Flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 40: 289-292.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pandey, R.P. (2009). Floristic diversity of Ferrargunj forest area in South Andaman. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 747-768.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pandey, R.P. (2009). Floristic diversity of Ferrargunj forest area in South Andaman. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 747-768.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1967 Smitinand, T.; St. John, H. [6823] Thailand K000467068 Yes
Nov 28, 1898 Loher, A. [735] Philippines K000290904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1893 s. coll. [s. n.] India K000592506 Type Yes
May 1, 1892 Zollinger, H. [267] Indonesia K000290889 Isotype Yes
May 1, 1892 Zollinger, H. [267] Indonesia K000290888 Type Yes
May 1, 1892 Zollinger, H. [458] Indonesia K000290890 Type Yes
May 1, 1892 Wallich [3355] Nepal K000592503 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1877 Clarke, C.B. [7763] Bangladesh K000592505 Type Yes
s.coll. [18535] China K002479696 Yes
Henry, A. [2358] China K002479691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002479697 Yes
McClure, F.A. [7865] China K002479693 Yes
Amano, T. [5909] Japan K002479713 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [20926] China K002479701 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [3401] Hong Kong K002479709 Yes
Kato, H.; Miki, E. [358] Japan K002479674 Yes
Urguhart [1861] Hong Kong K002479690 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China K002479704 Yes
Liang, H.Y. [62241] China K002479688 Yes
Furuse, M. [43488] Japan K002479680 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1930] Thailand K000467062 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [481K] United States K002294811 Yes
Shaw, J.C. [163] Hong Kong K002479706 Yes
Furuse, M. [59] Japan K002479714 Yes
Bai-Zhong, X. [3892] China K002479687 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3644] Thailand K000467063 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [21699] China K002479694 Yes
Lei, C.I. [95] China K002479702 Yes
Murata, G. [19653] Japan K002479673 Yes
Bai-Zhong, X. [4570] China K002479686 Yes
Phengklai, C.; Tamura, M.; Niyomdham, C.; Sangkachand, B. [4233] Thailand K000467065 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002479699 Yes
Bai-Zhong, X. [4669] China K002479685 Yes
kaliova Maya [9451] Fiji K002294810 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [4051] Hong Kong K002479707 Yes
Henry, A. [13140] China K002479695 Yes
Furuse, M. [3018] Japan K002479676 Yes
Wallich [3355] Nepal K000592504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Shaw, J. [592] Hong Kong K002479711 Yes
Hoed, G.den [139] Thailand K000467066 Yes
Furuse, M. [3574] Japan K002479678 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3643] Thailand K000467061 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [170] China K002479703 Yes
Ford, C. [s.n.] China K002479698 Yes
Furuse, M. [351] Japan K002479715 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/263] Thailand K000467067 Yes
Cuming, H. [535] Philippines K000290903 Isotype Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Parnell, J.A.N. [1730] Thailand K000467069 Yes
Millet [s.n.] China K002479692 Yes
Yasuda, K. [1979] Japan K002479683 Yes
Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. [6273] Japan K002479712 Yes
Furuse, M. [47603] Japan K002479675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002479684 Yes
Furuse, M. [43491] Japan K002479679 Yes
Phengklai, C. [6695] Thailand K000467060 Yes
Howard, A.J. [17] Thailand K000467064 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K002479705 Yes
Shaw, J. [163] Hong Kong K002479710 Yes
Parham, B.E. [5662] Fiji K002294812 Yes
Furuse, M. [3058] Japan K002479682 Yes
Furuse, M. [47327] Japan K002479681 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oldham, R. [900] Japan K002479671 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Père) [11696] Japan K002479672 Yes
Crago, L.M.; Imada, C.; Zaun, B. [2005-152] United States K002294809 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2553] China K002479700 Yes
Furuse, M. [3178] Japan K002479677 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000592507 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Hong Kong K002479689 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [0879] Hong Kong K002479708 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