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Taxon:
Cyperus ligularis
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
447248
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:867. 1759; Pl. jamaic. pug. 3. 1759
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
12/10/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Mariscus ligularis
(L.) Urb.
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al.
1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson.
2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hickman, J. C., ed.
1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Note:
=
Mariscus ligularis
(L.) Urb.
Jardín Botánico Nacional.
1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Note:
=
Mariscus ligularis
(L.) Urb.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Proctor, G. R.
1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Rogers, G. & B. McClain.
1998. The sedges (Cyperaceae) of Barbados. Rhodora 100:394.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Tucker, G. C.
1994. Revision of the Mexican species of
Cyperus
(Cyperaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 43:163-165.
URL:
http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/SBMweb/index.html
Wunderlin, R. P.
1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Common names
English
swamp flat sedge –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
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
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja California Sur
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Colima
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Aruba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Saint Vincent
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Azuay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
El Oro
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Esmeraldas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Manabí
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Napo
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Cusco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Huánuco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Piura
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Ucayali
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Northern Mariana Islands
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
,
Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Seychelles
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Sinaloa, Tamaulipas (s.), Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Aruba
,
Netherlands Antilles
,
Antigua and Barbuda
[Antigua],
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
[Saint Vincent],
Virgin Islands (British)
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Azuay, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galápagos, Manabí, Napo],
Peru
[Amazonas, Cusco, Huánuco, Loreto, Piura, Ucayali]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Paraguay
Naturalized
Pacific
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
United States
[Northern Mariana Islands]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
Hickman, J. C., ed.
1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Name
References