Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Cyperaceae > Genus Cyperus

Cyperus distachyos All.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cyperus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Dichostylis*	P. Beauv.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinolytrum*	Desv.	heterotypic synonym
*Kyllinga*	Rottb.	heterotypic synonym
*Pycreus*	P. Beauv.	heterotypic synonym
*Acorellus*	Palla	synonym
*Chlorocyperus*	Rikli	synonym
*Duvaljouvea*	Palla	synonym
*Juncellus*	C. B. Clarke	synonym
*Mariscus*	Vahl	synonym
*Torulinium*	Ham.	synonym

Species group names

*Acorellus distachyos*	(All.) Palla	homotypic synonym
*Cyperus laevigatus subsp. distachyos*	(All.) Maire & Weiller	homotypic synonym
*Cyperus laevigatus var. distachyos*	(All.) Coss. & Durieu	homotypic synonym
*Juncellus laevigatus subsp. distachyos*	(All.) P. H. Davis	homotypic synonym
*Cyperus distachyus*		orthographic variant
*Cyperus mucronatus*	Rottb.	synonym
*Cyperus laevigatus*	auct.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Spanish, Castillian: junquera

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Fl. Pedem.: 48. 1785

Genbank

Citation

Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. Cyperus distachyos All. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8c77ed42-62b8-40d8-b441-88a25af3ae72

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

annex IV

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

OSPAR:
annex All This species is threatened and/or declining in the entire North-East Atlantic according to the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.