Biology:Cyperus laxus
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Short description: Species of plant
| Cyperus laxus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. laxus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus laxus Lam., Tab. Encycl. 1: 146. 1791.
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Cyperus laxus is a sedge species in the Cyperaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere (from central Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina ) and also to Africa (from Liberia to Zimbabwe and Tanzania). The species is reportedly naturalized in Assam and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Cyperus laxus subsp. buchholzii (Boeckeler) Lye - western and central Africa
- Cyperus laxus subsp. laxus - Western Hemisphere; naturalized in India
- Cyperus laxus subsp. sylvestris (Ridl.) Lye - Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ↑ Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- ↑ Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
- ↑ Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
- ↑ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3699054 entry
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