Cyperus digitatus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff55b50057734963549 |
| Scientific name | Cyperus digitatus |
| Authority | Roxb. |
| First published in | Fl. Ind. 1: 209 (1820) |
Description Top
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Cyperus digitatus, also known as finger flatsedge, is a sedge plant found in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. It grows up to 1 meter tall and has short woody rhizomes. The leaves are brown to purple and the inflorescence has 6-10 rays with cylindrical spikes. It was first described in 1820 and has ten synonyms. It is found in various parts of Asia, Australia, the Americas, and Africa.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cyperus brachystachys | Nees ex Boeckeler | Linnaea 36: 310 (1870) |
| Cyperus digitatus var. oatesi | (C.B.Clarke) Kük. | Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 56 1935 |
| Cyperus exaltatus var. oatesii | C.B.Clarke | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 188. 1884 |
| Cyperus giganteus | Griseb. | Cat. Pl. Cub. 238. 1866 (1866) |
| Cyperus glomeratus | Roxb. ex Arn. | Contr. Bot. India : 85 (1834) |
| Cyperus ornithopodioides | Delile | Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 3: 50 (1813) |
| Cyperus venustus | Boeckeler | Linnaea 36: 316 (1870) |
| Cyperus digitatus var. laxiflorus | L.K.Dai | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 11: 230. 1961 |
| Cyperus digitatus var. pingbienensis | L.K.Dai | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 11: 230. 1961 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | finger flatsedge |
| English | finger flatsegde |
| French | souchet digité |
| Hausa | gizgiri |
| Chinese | 恒春莎草 |
| Chinese | 長小穗莎草 |
| Chinese | 长小穗莎草 |
| Chinese | 恆春莎草 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus | (Sieber ex Spreng.) Kük. | Bot. Not. 1934: 65 (1934) |
| Cyperus digitatus subsp. digitatus | Unknown |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cyperus digitatus var. khasiana | (C.B.Clarke) J.Kern | Blumea, Suppl. 4: 165 (1958) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000371820 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 4298 |
| USDA Plants | CYDI5 |
| Tropicos | 9900540 |
| INPN | 867200 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304315-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-236363 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 594773 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1125409 |
| Nature Serve | 2.153571 |
| IUCN Red List | 164510 |
| IPNI | 131329-3 |
| iNaturalist | 161432 |
| GBIF | 2714238 |
| EPPO | CYPDG |
| EOL | 1122021 |
| USDA GRIN | 402808 |
| Wikipedia | Cyperus_digitatus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |