Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus albostriatus Schrad.

First published in Anal. Fl. Cap. 1: 7 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida, Norfolk Is., Spain, Texas, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Rosen, D.J. & Carter, R. (2012). Cyperus albostriatus (Cyperaceae) new to North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 6: 299-302.
  • Sánchez Gullón, E. & Verloove, F. (2015). New records of interesting xenophytes in the Iberian Peninsula. V. Lazaroa 36: 43-50.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in Fl. Cap. 7: 176 (1897).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 51 (1995).
  • Schonland in Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 3: 27, pl.15 (1922).
  • Schrad., Anal. Fl. Cap. 1: 7 (1832).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Rosen, D.J. & Carter, R. (2012). Cyperus albostriatus (Cyperaceae) new to North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 6: 299-302.
  • Sánchez Gullón, E. & Verloove, F. (2015). New records of interesting xenophytes in the Iberian Peninsula. V. Lazaroa 36: 43-50.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 11, 2016 Harris, T. [116] Mozambique K000545099 Yes
May 1, 1892 Zeyher [s.n.] K002090219 Yes
May 1, 1892 Baur, R. [578] South Africa K001790300 No
May 1, 1892 Buchanan, J. [361] K002090183 Yes
May 1, 1892 Wood, J.M. [749] South Africa K001790299 Yes
May 1, 1892 Wood, J., M. [1088] South Africa K000362710 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1892 Drege [2028] South Africa K000362711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moss, C.E. [218] South Africa K000362709 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vorster, P. [2219] South Africa Cyperus mariscus K000362913 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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