Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus proteus (Welw.) Bauters

First published in Phytotaxa 166: 38 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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].
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ghogue; Achoundong [1363] Cameroon K001418564 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9099] Angola K001625965 Yes
Jun 1, 2009 Cheek, M. [13583] Cameroon Ascolepis protea K000580091 Yes
May 1, 1998 Zapfack, L. [1212] Cameroon Ascolepis protea K000678205 Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Welwitsch [1664] Angola Ascolepis protea K000416408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Welwitsch [1666] Angola Ascolepis protea K000416410 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Welwitsch [1673] Angola Ascolepis protea K000416412 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Morton, J.K. [A3094] Ghana Ascolepis protea K:SPC-28347.000 No
Symoens, J. [14123] Congo, Republic of the Ascolepis protea K001600753 Yes
Welwitsch [1671] Angola Ascolepis protea K000416409 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [1665] Angola Ascolepis protea K000416411 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baum, H. [158] Angola Ascolepis protea K000416413 Type Yes
Jul 16, 1898 Welwitsch [1669] Angola Ascolepis anthemiflora K000416416 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mamba, A.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide); Saide, R.O. (guide) [AM6] Mozambique Ascolepis protea var. bellidiflora K001346803 No
Jun 1, 1977 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Ascolepis elata K001613078 No
Jun 1, 1977 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Ascolepis elata K003729610 Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Welwitsch [1670] Angola Ascolepis elata K000416418 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [8353] Zambia Ascolepis lineariglumis var. pulcherrima K000416424 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [8353] Zambia Ascolepis lineariglumis var. pulcherrima K000416425 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [8353] Zambia Ascolepis lineariglumis var. pulcherrima K000416423 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Gossweiler, J. [3469] Angola Ascolepis protea var. ochracea K000416415 Isotype Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Richards, H.M. [8350] Zambia Ascolepis protea var. ochracea K000416407 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Richards, H.M. [8350] Zambia Ascolepis protea var. ochracea K000416406 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Robinson, E.A. [4890] Tanzania Ascolepis protea var. ochracea K000416397 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Robinson, E.A. [4893] Tanzania Ascolepis protea var. ochracea K000416398 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Wild, H. [7684] Zimbabwe Ascolepis protea var. stellata K000416414 Isotype Yes
May 1, 1977 Gossweiler, J. [3189] Angola Ascolepis menonguensis K000416426 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Welwitsch [1672] Angola Ascolepis protea subsp. bellidiflora K000416400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Welwitsch [1668] Angola Ascolepis protea subsp. bellidiflora K000416404 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [1667] Angola Ascolepis protea subsp. bellidiflora K000416405 Type Yes
Kornas, J. [1559] Zambia Ascolepis lineariglumis K000416422 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5848] Tanzania Ascolepis lineariglumis K000468577 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5313] Tanzania Ascolepis lineariglumis K000190543 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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