Cyperus iria

Cyperus iria

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 iria

Name

Carex iria L., Sp. Pl.: 45 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chlorocyperus iria (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564 (1895).
  • Cyperus iria var. typicus Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 428 (1915), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus santonici Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 41 (1773).
    • Cyperus iria var. santonici (Rottb.) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 147 (1935).
  • Cyperus panicoides Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 145 (1791).
  • Cyperus chrysomelinus Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 305 (1833).
    • Cyperus iria f. chrysomelinus (Link) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 151 (1935).
  • Cyperus diaphaniria Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 23 (1854).
    • Cyperus iria f. diaphaniria (Steud.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 270 (1856).
  • Cyperus resinosus Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 23 (1854).
  • Cyperus microlepis Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 410 (1877).
  • Cyperus iria var. flavescens Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 276 (1878).
    • Cyperus iria f. flavescens (Benth.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 429 (1915).
  • Cyperus paniciformis Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 537 (1878).
    • Cyperus iria var. paniciformis (Franch. & Sav.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 607 (1893).
  • Cyperus iria f. multiflora Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 428 (1915).
  • Cyperus nangtciangensis Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22: 260 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Gambia, The, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Gabon, Zaïre. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius (introduced), Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman. Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands (introduced), Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands (introduced), South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific (all introduced) Fiji, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia. Regional: South-Central Pacific (introduced) Society Islands. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas. Continental: Northern America (all introduced) Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America (all introduced) Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 345. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus iria 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 iria. Published online. Accessed: Feb 09 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus iria 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 iria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus iria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: ricefield flatsedge
日本語: コゴメガヤツリ
русский: Сыть ирия
中文: 碎米莎草, 具芒碎米莎草

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