Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus brunneofibrosus Lye

First published in Candollea 51: 423 (1996)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to Central Somalia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Somalia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 10, 1995 Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24356] Somalia K000321403 Holotype Yes
Bogdan, A. [105] Kenya K003720227 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [214] Kenya K003720225 Yes
Verdcourt [473] Kenya K003720222 Yes
Martin, W.N.R. [130] Kenya K003720223 Yes
Bytebier, B. [1909] Kenya K003720220 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14805] Tanzania K003720224 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10490] Tanzania K003720228 Yes
Simmons [216] Ethiopia K003720219 Yes
Bogdan, A. [2677] Kenya K003720221 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10328b] Tanzania K003720230 Yes
Fosbrock, J. (Mrs.) [110] Tanzania K003720229 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2632] Kenya K003720226 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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