Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus flavescens L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 46 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cosmopolitan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Arkansas, Azores, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Central American Pac, Central European Rus, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northwest European R, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Windward Is., Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Belgium, Netherlands

Introduced into:

Austria, New South Wales, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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].
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Pereira-Silva, L., Larridon, I., de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R., Santos, V.M. & Trevisan, R. (2022). Diversity and taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 480-545. MBG press.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

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 Pycreus flavescens.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Pycreus flavescens.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Hohla, M. (2012). Bromus sitchensis - neu für Österreich, Plantago coronopus - neu für Oberösterreich sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora des Innviertels. Stapfia 97: 180-192.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Pereira-Silva, L., Larridon, I., de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R., Santos, V.M. & Trevisan, R. (2022). Diversity and taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 480-545. MBG press.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 1: 1-897. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 13, 2015 K000881593 No
Jul 26, 2013 K000881593 No
Apr 24, 2009 Mexico K000632085 No
May 18, 2006 Senegal K000362906 No
Kupcsok, S. [s.n.] Hungary K002453651 Yes
[80] Nigeria K002540434 Yes
[A 31] Nigeria K002540425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453642 Yes
[407] Sierra Leone K002540415 Yes
[A. Seuva] [s.n.] Switzerland K002453636 Yes
[12523] Guinea K002540410 Yes
Lonaczevsky, A. [s.n.] K002453624 Yes
[685] Togo K002540420 Yes
[913] Togo K002540421 Yes
Richter, L.; Kneucker, A. [121] Romania K002453646 Yes
[1648] Nigeria K002540432 Yes
[1068] Nigeria K002540430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453645 Yes
[1217] Nigeria K002540428 Yes
Krenberger [s.n.] Austria K002453633 Yes
[96] Nigeria K002540440 Yes
[Forrey, F.] [s.n.] K002544080 No
Koch, W. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453641 Yes
Ganders [s.n.] Austria K002453632 Yes
Fritzsche; John, U.; Reichenb [151] Germany K001732589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453637 Yes
[118] Sierra Leone K002540414 Yes
[18335-30] Senegal K002540408 Yes
[900417] Nigeria K002540433 Yes
Landauer, R.; Kneucker, A. [121] Austria K001732587 Yes
[537] Ghana K002540417 Yes
Skrenberger, J. [s.n.] Austria K001732588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453640 Yes
Vandenborn, H. [293] Belgium K001732591 Yes
[2727] Nigeria K002540427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453638 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002453631 Yes
Kaeser, F. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453639 Yes
[12695] Guinea K002540411 Yes
Niles, W.E. [s.n.] Austria K002453634 Yes
[310] Cameroon K002540443 Yes
[FHI73638] Nigeria K002540422 Yes
[220] Togo K002540419 Yes
[Schweinitz] K001615207 No
[1196] Ghana K002540416 Yes
[14/74] Nigeria K001496181 Yes
[D. Fanshawe] [4] Austria K002453628 Yes
[1/28873] Nigeria K002540426 Yes
[12513] K002540413 Yes
[420] Guinea K002540412 Yes
[830] Nigeria K002540429 Yes
[18] Nigeria K002540438 Yes
[#2458] Nigeria K002540431 Yes
Nowinski, M. [s.n.] Poland K002453648 Yes
Fijalkowski, D. [s.n.] Poland K002453647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453643 Yes
[654] Nigeria K002540436 Yes
[1605] Nigeria K002540424 Yes
Richter, L. [121 b] Hungary K002453652 Yes
[FHI73603] Nigeria K002540423 Yes
Richter, L. [121 a] K002453653 Yes
[4476] Nigeria K002540446 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Switzerland K002453644 Yes
[O. B. Kehr] [s.n.] Germany K002453630 Yes
[464] Nigeria K002540439 Yes
[78] Nigeria K002540435 Yes
[16] Cameroon K002540444 Yes
[900686] Nigeria K002540437 Yes
Grintescu, G.P. [s.n.] Romania K002453649 Yes
Zinger, N. [s.n.] Poland K002453625 Yes
Lochanjko, F. [s.n.] Ukraine K002453626 Yes
Ansorge, B. [s.n.] Poland K001732590 Yes
Nazarov, M. [s.n.] Russia K002453627 Yes
Rehr, O.F.; [Garsh] [1034/16] Germany K002453629 Yes
[14572] Nigeria K002540445 Yes
[83] Guinea K000874195 Yes
[P454] Nigeria K002540441 Yes
[90] Guinea K001322819 Yes
[Seueva] [s.n.] Switzerland K002453635 Yes
[FHI 46541] Nigeria K002540442 Yes
[GC 8855] Ghana K002540418 Yes
Rapaics, R. [s.n.] Hungary K002453650 Yes
Cameroon K000746200 No
Cameroon K000050659 No
Cameroon K000050660 No
Cameroon K000746201 No
Feb 1, 1893 Müller, F. [1987] Mexico Pycreus piceus K000632086 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1893 Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico Pycreus piceus K000632087 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schaffner, J.G. [569] Mexico Pycreus piceus K000632085 Syntype Yes
Mandon, G. [1393] Bolivia Pycreus piceus K000632076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1893 Rehmann, A. [5651] South Africa Pycreus rehmannianus K000363035 Type Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [14684] Madagascar Pycreus rehmannianus K000363053 Type Yes
May 1, 2005 Gregory, J.W. [s.n.] Kenya Pycreus flavescens K000362996 Holotype Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Etuge; Djire; Tadjouteu; Acan; Bhandol; Reid; Harvey; Zapfack; Njume; Salazar [741] Cameroon Pycreus flavescens K001562375 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6147] Tanzania Pycreus flavescens K000468278 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6370] Tanzania Pycreus flavescens K000468055 Yes
Schimper [122] Ethiopia Pycreus flavescens K000363009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [122] Ethiopia Pycreus flavescens K000363010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1267] Ethiopia Pycreus flavescens K000363011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5637] Tanzania Pycreus flavescens K000468787 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5907] Tanzania Pycreus flavescens K000468518 Yes
Nelson, W. [13] South Africa Cyperus rehmannianus K000362926 Syntype Yes
Rehmann [4479] South Africa Cyperus rehmannianus K000362927 Lectotype Yes
Holub, E.M. [s.n.] South Africa Cyperus rehmannianus K000362928 Syntype Yes

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