Taxon:  Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. subsp. cylindricus (Nees) T. Koyama



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
476766
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 83:187.  1970
Verified:
02/11/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. (0 active accession[s])
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. subsp. sesquiflorus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Kyllinga cylindrica Nees

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Kyllinga odorata Vahl subsp. cylindrica (Nees) T. Koyama

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges. Note: = Kyllinga odorata subsp. cylindrica (Nees) T. Koyama
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial GuineaBioko Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea [Bioko]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sumatera], Philippines

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  5. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cyperus sesquiflorus var. subtriceps (Nees) T. Koyama
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=476766. Accessed 23 April 2026.