Cyperus giganteus

Cyperus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus giganteus

Name

Cyperus giganteus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 364 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Papyrus giganteus (Vahl) Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 58 (1842).
  • Chlorocyperus giganteus (Vahl) Palla, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 79(1): 181 (1908).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus berteroi Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 67 (1837).
  • Cyperus densiflorus Rchb. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 65 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus princeps Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 66 (1837).
  • Papyrus elegans Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 59 (1842).
  • Papyrus odoratus Willd. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 58 (1842).
  • Papyrus spectabilis Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 58 (1842).
  • Cyperus conspicuus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 39 (1854).
  • Cyperus elatus Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 566 (1864), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

• Cyperus giganteus Griseb., nom. illeg. = Cyperus digitatus subsp. digitatus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Uruguay; Venezuela Continental: Northern America Louisiana; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1805. Enumeratio plantarum, vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis. Vol. II. XVI+423 pp. Typis N. Mölleri & filii, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2:364.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus giganteus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus giganteus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus giganteus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus giganteus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus giganteus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: giant flatsedge
português: Piripiri

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