Cyperus zollingeri

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Cyperus zollingeri

Description

Annual with fibrous roots. Leaves few, shorter than the stems, flat, flaccid, very gradually acuminate, scabrid towards the top, grass-green or light green, 1-3 mm wide; Inflorescence simple, loose. Stamens 3;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present), Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), Coron I present, E. Java present, Hisiu present, Ilocos Norte Prov present, Kebar valley present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Luzon present, Madagascar present, N. Australia present, NW. Bali present, Papua present, Perapatagung present, Port Moresby present, Puger present, Tropical Africa present, W. New Guinea present, tropical Australia present
Tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Australia (N. Australia, Queensland), in Malesia very rare: E. Java (Puger, ZOLLINGER 2689, type coll. of C. zollingeri, not collected afterwards), Lesser Sunda Is. (NW. Bali: Perapatagung), Philippines (Luzon: Ilocos Norte Prov., RAMOS 7672, type coll. of C. ramosii; Coron I.), New Guinea (W. New Guinea: Kebar Valley; Papua: Hisiu, Port Moresby).

Citation

KERN 1954 – In: Reinwardtia: 28
KERN 1952: p. 109. – In: Reinwardtia: f. 7
STEUD. 1855 – In: Syn.: 17
KÜK. 1935 – In: Pfl. R.: 136
KÜK. 1935: p. 135. – In: Pfl. R.: f. 16 G-J.
STEUD. 1968 – In: Back. & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 3: 480
BOECK. 1870 – In: Linnaea: 352
KÜK. 1938 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 255
Miq. 1856: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 264