Cyperus rotundus L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Cyperus rotundus L.

Summary

Genus:

Cyperus

Family:

Cyperaceae

Subfamily:

Cyperoideae

Tribe:

Cypereae

Nomen number:

316644

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:45. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

12/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Common names

English
coco-grass –
ground-almond –
Java-grass –
nut sedge –
nut-grass –
purple nut sedge –
purple nut-grass –
red nut sedge –
Arabic
sa'ed –
French
souchet rond –
German
knolliges Zypergras –
Portuguese (Brazil)
alho-bravo –
capim-alho –
capim-dandá –
tiririca –
tiririca-vermelha –
Spanish
castañuela –
cipero –
coquito –
juncia real –
Swedish
nötag –
Transcribed Chinese
suo cao –
xiang fu zi –
Transcribed Korean
hyangbuja –

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	Macaronesia	Cabo Verde
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands
1	Native	Africa	Middle Atlantic Ocean	St. Helena
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti
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	Northeast Tropical Africa	Yemen	Socotra
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Western Sahara
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	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Burkina Faso
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mauritania
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Comoros
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	******
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	North Indian Ocean	India	Andaman and Nicobar
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Marshall Islands
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Micronesia
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Northern Mariana Islands
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	U.S. Outlying Islands	Wake Island
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Sur
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo Leon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
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	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
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	Arizona
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	Cook Islands
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia	Society Islands
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia	Tuamotu Archipelago
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Niue
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Aruba
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Barbados
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Cayman Islands
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (U.S.)
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
6	Other					native status in New World uncertain

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN: St. Helena
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Yemen [Socotra]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Western Sahara, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Zaire
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan
CHINA: China [Anhui, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, ******, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
NORTH INDIAN OCEAN: India [Andaman and Nicobar]

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Outlying Islands [Wake Island]

Naturalized
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia]

Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Missouri]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Sur, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia [Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Niue, Tonga

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Aruba, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Other (native status in New World uncertain)

Economic Uses

Animal food
Environmental
erosion control (fide Noxweed Aust) –
Harmful organism host
crop pests (fide Noxweed Aust) –
Human food
vegetable (famine food fide Use Pl WT Afr) –
Materials
beads (fide Bot Beads World; as http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_60.html,) –
Medicines
folklore (fide F Ceylon; Pl Res SEAs 12(1):228. 1999; Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Tucker, Syst Bot M 1994; Weed CIBA) –

Banque Nationale de Gènes

Taxon: Cyperus rotundus L.