Cyperus giganteus

Cyperus giganteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus
Species:	C. giganteus
Binomial name
Cyperus giganteus Vahl
Synonyms[1]
Papyrus giganteus (Vahl) Schrad. ex Nees Chlorocyperus giganteus (Vahl) Palla Cyperus berteroi Kunth Cyperus densiflorus Rchb. ex Kunth Cyperus princeps Kunth Papyrus elegans Schrad. ex Nees Papyrus odoratus Willd. ex Nees Papyrus spectabilis Schrad. ex Nees Cyperus conspicuus Steud. Cyperus elatus Griseb.

Cyperus giganteus (also known as piripiri) is a plant in the genus Cyperus. Its native range extends from Jalisco in west-central Mexico as far south as Uruguay, and also grows on some islands in the Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad). The species is sparingly naturalized in eastern Texas and southern Louisiana.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 43: 1–213.
3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
4. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
5. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
6. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map

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