Cyperus articulatus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 44 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Nansei-shoto, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15820] Brazil K000188878 Yes
Jul 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Carvalho, J.H. [9] Brazil K000188709 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Cavalo, G.P.; et al. [6] Brazil K000188707 Yes
Oct 1, 1981 Carvalho, A.M.; et al. [591] Brazil K000188708 Yes
Aug 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16207] Brazil K000188713 Yes
Aug 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16503] Brazil K000188714 Yes
Jul 28, 1905 Chevalier, A.J.B. [2284] Mali K000391852 Yes
Mar 1, 1899 Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000188712 Yes
Mar 1, 1892 [s.n.] Brazil K000188710 Yes
Mar 1, 1892 Gardner, G. [1210] Brazil K000188711 Yes
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [4901] Egypt K002477702 Yes
Forsskal, P.; Hepper, F.N.; Friis, I. [1206] Egypt K002477693 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2901] Egypt K002477699 Yes
[Ihsan EP Habashy] [s.n.] Egypt K002477707 Yes
Ibrahim, M.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002477704 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3528] Egypt K002477691 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [896] Egypt K002477700 Yes
Matuda, E. [3483] Mexico K003725668 Yes
Villacorta, R.; Echeverría, E. [2351] El Salvador K003725677 Yes
Milliken, W. [1699] Brazil K:SPC-59723.000 No
Langlasse, E. [177] Mexico K003725666 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Vorontsova, M.; Barrios, J.J.; Watson, K. [5726] Guatemala K003725674 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3975] Egypt K002477709 Yes
[Hiloelraust] [1058] K002477680 Yes
Ortega, J.G. [7050] Mexico K003725663 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5976] Tanzania K000468449 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002477703 Yes
Davis [7256B] Egypt K002477698 Yes
{Ibrahim & Mahdi} [s.n.] Egypt K002477694 Yes
Mashaly, E.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002477706 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3520] Egypt K002477688 Yes
Matuda, E. [3868] Mexico K003725669 Yes
Rothschild, B.M.; Ayala, M.G.; Vázquez C, S. [176] Mexico K003725670 Yes
Ortega, J.G. [7050] Mexico K003725664 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1036] K002477681 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1281] Egypt K002477687 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [4262] Egypt K002477697 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3526] Egypt K002477695 Yes
Peck, M.E. [415] Honduras K003725675 Yes
Ibrahim, M.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002477684 Yes
Yasuda, K.; Kubota, Y.; Baba, A. [3218] Japan K002479634 Yes
s.coll. [146] Egypt K002477705 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5030] Tanzania K000190258 Yes
s.coll. [146] Egypt K002477689 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [7685] Egypt K002477690 Yes
Yasuda, K.; Kubota, Y.; Baba, A. [3218] Japan K002479635 Yes
El Bakry, A.E. [[(I-10)(71)]] Egypt K002477696 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5322] Brazil K000188715 Yes
Amin, A.; Aziz, A.; Sisi, S. [s.n.] Egypt K002477711 Yes
Ramírez, P. [277] Mexico K003725671 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [B86] Egypt K002477712 Yes
Ramírez, P. [208] Mexico K003725673 Yes
Ramírez, P. [316] Mexico K003725672 Yes
Muller, F. [2[9]51] Mexico K003725665 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [s.n.] Egypt K002477692 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002477710 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [2011] Saudi Arabia K002477682 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [5831] Mexico K003725667 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3470] Egypt K002477686 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [921] Belize K003725676 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002477685 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3521] Egypt K002477713 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4629] Saudi Arabia K002477683 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1487] Egypt K002477701 Yes
Hartweg [702] Guatemala Cyperus articulatus var. nodosus K003725681 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8248] Honduras Cyperus articulatus var. nodosus K003725679 Yes
[Guayageue] [702] Guatemala Cyperus articulatus var. nodosus K003725680 Yes
Palmer, E. [636] Mexico Cyperus corymbosus var. subnodosus K003725682 Yes
Palmer, E. [249] Mexico Cyperus corymbosus var. subnodosus K003725683 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus corymbosus var. subnodosus K003725684 Yes

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