Taxon:  Cyperus melanospermus (Nees) Valck. Sur.



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
401652
Place of publication:
Cyperus 50, t. 2, fig. 8.  1898
Verified:
12/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Kyllinga melanosperma Nees

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Kyllinga melanosperma Nees
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges. Note: = Kyllinga melanosperma Nees
  3. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-West Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia MalayaSteenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera], Malaysia (Malaya), Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Naturalized
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  5. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401652. Accessed 25 October 2026.