Cyperus tenuis Sw. (Prodr. 20. 1788.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Dominica, Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Gonave, Haiti, Navassa, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Junquillo de costa (Cuba),
Synonyms: Cyperus flabelliformis (Kunth) Spreng. (Syst. Veg. 1: 228. 1825.), Cyperus hartii Boeckeler (Beitr. Cyper. 1: 9. 1888.), Cyperus platystachyus Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 567. 1864.), Mariscus flabelliformis Kunth (in F.W.H.A. von Humboldt, A.J.A. Bonpland & C.S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 1: 215. 1816.), Mariscus tenuis (Sw.) C.B. Clarke (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 48. 1900.),
Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 4). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 5). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Last edited 28 Dec 09