Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus obtusatus (J.Presl & C.Presl) Mattf. & Kük.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 585 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America, Cape Verde, Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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].

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 vaginata.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Kyllinga vaginata.]
  • Silveira, G.H. & Longhi-Wagner, H.M. (2008). Cyperaceae Juss. no Morro Santana - Porto Alegre e Viamåo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 63: 295-320. [Cited as Kyllinga vaginata.]

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

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.
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  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
von Tuerckheim, H. [3585] Dominican Republic K002451558 Yes
Seidel, R.; Richter, E. [843] Bolivia K003728353 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H2622] Haiti K002451557 Yes
Jiménez, José de Js. [1155] Dominican Republic K002451559 Yes
Bruderreck, B. [120] Bolivia K003728352 Yes
Barter [1586] Togo Kyllinga obtusata K000416259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [4032] Sudan Kyllinga obtusata K000416284 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1887 Barter [63] Nigeria Kyllinga peruviana K001613018 Yes
Mar 1, 1887 Mann [455] Nigeria Kyllinga peruviana K003206325 Yes
Mann, G. [1898] Nigeria Kyllinga peruviana K001613017 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Carvalho, A.M.; Saunders, J. [3188] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189157 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189152 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Santos, T.S.; Carvalho, A.M.; Silva, L.A.M. [3522] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189156 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17158] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189154 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W. [3063] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189155 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17970] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189158 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 ?Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Kyllinga vaginata K000189153 Yes
Eggers [595] Puerto Rico Cyperus peruvianus K001691373 No
Smith, J.D. [1843] Guatemala Cyperus peruvianus K001732523 No
Hooker Jamaica Cyperus peruvianus K002451568 No
Fendler, A. [349] Panama Cyperus peruvianus K002451492 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica Cyperus peruvianus K002451563 Yes
Godman; Salom [s.n.] Honduras Cyperus peruvianus K001732521 Yes
Crueger [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Cyperus peruvianus K002451570 Yes
Hart, J.H. [79] Panama Cyperus peruvianus K001732524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Antigua and Barbuda Cyperus peruvianus K001691372 No
Schipp, W.A. [382] Belize Cyperus peruvianus K002451495 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H12476] Dominican Republic Cyperus peruvianus K002451566 Yes
Harris, W.H. [9841] Jamaica Cyperus peruvianus K002451562 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H.; Smith, J.D. [8843] Guatemala Cyperus peruvianus K002451489 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9303] Trinidad and Tobago Cyperus peruvianus K002451567 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica Cyperus peruvianus K002451561 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9303] Trinidad and Tobago Cyperus peruvianus K002451565 Yes
Peck, M.E. [40] Belize Cyperus peruvianus K002451494 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H4385] Haiti Cyperus peruvianus K002451564 Yes
Tate, R. [515] Nicaragua Cyperus peruvianus K001732522 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Atkinson, R.; Bisset, H.A.; Bridgewater, S. [R6574] Belize Cyperus peruvianus K002451493 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8247] Honduras Cyperus peruvianus K002451496 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica Cyperus peruvianus K002451569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyperus peruvianus K002451490 Yes
O'Neill, H.O. [8970] Honduras Cyperus peruvianus K002451497 Yes
Tate, R. [506] Nicaragua Cyperus peruvianus K002451491 Yes

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