Taxon:
Cyperus involucratus Rottb.
Summary
Place of publication:
Descr. pl. rar. 22. 1772
Verified:
05/06/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
- Baijnath, H. 1975. A study of Cyperus alternifolius L., sens. lat. (Cyperaceae). Kew Bull. 30:521-526.
- CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
- Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Gordon-Gray, K. D. Cyperaceae in Natal. 1995 Note: = C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis Kuk.
- Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges. 2007 Note: = C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis Kuk.
- Haines, R. W. & K. A. Lye. Sedges and rushes of East Africa. 1983
- Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
- Kukkonen, I. 1990. On the nomenclatural problems of Cyperus alternifolius. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 27:59-66. Note: = C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis Kuk.
- Miyazaki, A. et al. 1997. On the photosynthetic production and water cleaning ability of Cyperus alternifolius L. grown by the floating culture system. Jap. J. Crop Sci. 66:325-326.
- Molina G., A. M. 2011. Review of Cyperaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
- Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. Flora of south-eastern Queensland. 1983-1989
- Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993- Note: = C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis Kuk.
- Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:20. http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/SBMweb/index.html
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- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
English
flat sedge – umbrella sedge – umbrella-plant – Portuguese
cipero-de-jardim – Swedish
parasollsäv –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Burundi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Rwanda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Reunion | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Cabo Verde | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | s. |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja Norte | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Chihuahua | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Nuevo Leon | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sinaloa | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sonora | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Tamaulipas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Colima | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Federal District | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Morelos | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Tabasco | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Yucatan | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | Society Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Fiji | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde, Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt, Morocco
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China (s.)
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EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Sri Lanka, Pakistan
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INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Philippines
Australasia
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida, Louisiana]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Federal District, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia [Society Islands]
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Jamaica, Puerto Rico
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MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica
Economic Uses
Environmental
Materials
fiber (fide Ann Bot Fenn 27:64. 1990, as C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis) – Medicines
folklore (fide Kew Bull 56:282. 2001, as C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis) – Social
religious/secular (fide Kew Bull 56:282. 2001, as C. alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis) – Weed
(fide Weed CIBA) –