Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus capitatus Vand.

First published in Fasc. Pl.: 5 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to W. Caucasus. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Western Sahara, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baytop, A. [11626] Turkey K002478511 Yes
[Jomerd] [s.n.] Egypt K002478495 Yes
{El-Darir, S.; Bidak, L.; Shehata, A.; Rashad, S.; Shiha, M.; Marzouk, R.; Soliman Toto&Loutfy Boulos} [s.n.] Egypt K002478545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K001739803 Yes
Zohary, M.; Eig, A. [s.n.] Israel K002478532 Yes
Forsskål, P. [1707] Egypt K002478549 Yes
{Masson} [s.n.] Portugal K002477351 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K002479508 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [11113] K002478494 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [460] Spain K002477348 Yes
Barclay, C. [1403] K002477374 Yes
Amin, A.; Mahdi; Sisi; Aziz, A. [s.n.] Egypt K002478557 Yes
Ehrenberg, G. [s.n.] K002478496 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2718] Albania K002477359 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001739394 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3216] Cyprus K002478521 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B702] Turkey K002478505 Yes
Wood, J.J. [16] Cyprus K002478526 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002477336 Yes
Pitard, C.J. [s.n.] Spain K002479510 Yes
Hart, H.C. [s.n.] K002478535 Yes
{Orshan/Orhansky G.} [s.n.] K002478531 Yes
Danin, A. [s.n.] Israel K002478539 Yes
{Boulos, L.; Mashaly, I.; M. 'Abdel'aal} [s.n.] Egypt K002478544 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002479514 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [149] Greece K002477368 Yes
Mavromoustakis, G.A. [s.n.] Cyprus K002478525 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Ernst, W.R. [5841] Portugal K002477354 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Egypt K002478558 Yes
Barclay, C. [191] Greece K002477372 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [5077] Israel K002478541 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2718] Albania K002477360 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [283] Spain K002477346 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002479501 Yes
{Huter} [s.n.] Italy K002477335 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002478530 Yes
[M. boure] [388] K002478493 Yes
Price, W.R. [1219] Greece K002477370 Yes
s.coll. [11] Israel K002478537 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K002479509 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002477342 Yes
{Belosersky, N.; Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.} [s.n.] Italy K002477339 Yes
Todaro [1049] K002477344 Yes
Borgesen, F. [634] Spain K002479503 Yes
{Masson} [s.n.] Portugal K002477352 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Malta K002477343 Yes
{Fr. Sennen} [s.n.] Spain K002477347 Yes
Baytop, A.; [B. Çubukçu]; Avcigil, T. [8978] Turkey K002478508 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [308] Spain K002479506 Yes
Péronin, A. [96] Turkey K002478506 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Albania K002477358 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [1570] K002478533 Yes
Forsskål, P. [1705] Egypt K002478550 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [5032] Egypt K002478497 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2564] Cyprus K002478522 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Italy K002477332 Yes
Ecoyomides, S. [929] Cyprus K002478523 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002479502 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1028] Turkey K002478507 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] Portugal K002477350 Yes
Forsskål, P. [1706] Egypt K002478548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Israel K002479504 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [8339] Greece K002478499 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2017] Egypt K002478552 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Spain K002479505 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [1794] Cyprus K002478520 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [570] Turkey K002478504 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Portugal K002477349 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002478514 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [149] K002478492 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [s.n.] Greece K002477371 Yes
{Gouan} [s.n.] Greece K002477367 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [s.n.] Turkey K002478516 Yes
{Dudley} [D 35728] Turkey K002478512 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [[1571]] West Bank K002478529 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Italy K002477341 Yes
Mashaly, I.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002478556 Yes
{Alschinger} [s.n.] North Macedonia K002477356 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Greece K002477366 Yes
Casey, E.C. [1773] Turkey K002478517 Yes
{Bornmüller} [1571] K002478538 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002477340 Yes
Simpson, N.D.; Bolland [B83] Egypt K002478553 Yes
[J. M. Davidson] [217] Turkey K002478518 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; de Wilde, W.J.J. [432] Turkey K002478500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002479513 Yes
Ferreira [s.n.] Portugal K002477353 Yes
Kasapligil, B. [90] Turkey K002478502 Yes
{Pichler} [s.n.] Italy K002477333 Yes
s.coll. [[(1483)=7077]] Israel K002478543 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3143] Egypt K002479511 Yes
Melville, R. [70/38] Israel K002478542 Yes
Mashaly, I.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002478551 Yes
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [1571] Greece K002478503 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [48] Egypt K002478555 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [14015] Greece K002477373 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [308] Spain K002479507 Yes
Baldacci, A. [s.n.] Austria K002477355 Yes
Curle, C.M. (Miss) [26] Israel K002478540 Yes
Bicknell, C. [s.n.] Italy K002477338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002479512 Yes
de Pavillon, H. [s.n.] Turkey K002478515 Yes
[Spruner] [s.n.] Greece K002477363 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Coode, M.J. [D 39156] Turkey K002478509 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [640488/1] Turkey K002478519 Yes
Tommasini, M.P. [s.n.] Italy K002477337 Yes
{Pichler} [s.n.] Italy K002477334 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [s.n.] Italy K002477357 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [340] Greece K002477365 Yes
[Sodlp. Biol Lat.] [57] Israel K002478534 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [209] Greece K002477369 Yes
s.coll. [3693] K002478498 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; de Wilde, W.J.J. [1176] Turkey K002478501 No
Davis; Polunin, O. [25663] Turkey K002478510 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [B90] Egypt K002479515 Yes
Baldacci, A. [96] Albania K002477361 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [340] Greece K002477364 Yes
Forbes [675] K002478536 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [s.n.] Egypt K002478554 Yes
Truman, D.E.S. [78] Turkey K002478513 Yes
Holub, J. [s.n.] Cyprus K002478527 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002478546 Yes
Davis [3591] Cyprus K002478524 Yes
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Cyprus K002478528 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1085] Spain K002477345 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images