Cyperus laevigatus

Cyperus laevigatus

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 laevigatus
Subspecies: C. l. subsp. distachyos – C. l. subsp. laevigatus

Name

Cyperus laevigatus L., Mant. Pl. 2: 179 (1771).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pycreus laevigatus (L.) Nees, Linnaea 10: 130 (1835).
  • Juncellus laevigatus (L.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 596 (1893).
  • Chlorocyperus laevigatus (L.) Palla, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 6: 221 (1900).
  • Acorellus laevigatus (L.) Palla in W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl., ed. 3, 2: 2558 (1905).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Arizona; Baleares; Bolivia; Botswana; Burundi; California; Canary Is.; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Caprivi Strip; Chad; Chile Central; Chile North; Costa Rica; Cuba; Cyprus; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; East Aegean Is.; Ecuador; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; France; Free State; Galpagos; Gilbert Is.; Greece; Guatemala; Gulf States; Hawaii; India; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Jamaica; Kenya; Kriti; KwaZulu-Natal; Lebanon-Syria; Leeward Is.; Lesotho; Libya; Madagascar; Madeira; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Morocco; Namibia; New South Wales; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Carolina; Northern Provinces; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Peru; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Queensland; Rwanda; Sardegna; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sicilia; Sinai; Socotra; Somalia; South Australia; Spain; St.Helena; Sudan; Swaziland; Tadzhikistan; Tanzania; Texas; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Vietnam; Western Australia; Western Sahara; Windward Is.; Yemen; Zaire References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 2:179.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus laevigatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus laevigatus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 09 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus laevigatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus laevigatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus laevigatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: smooth flatsedge, Smooth Flatsedge
français: Souchet à deux épis

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