Cyperus longus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus longus
Subspecies: C. l. subsp. badius – C. l. subsp. longus
Name

Cyperus longus L., Sp. Pl.: 45 (1753).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Eucyperus longus (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 568 (1895).
Chlorocyperus longus (L.) Palla, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 6: 201 (1900).
Pycreus longus (L.) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 146 (1932).

Homonyms

Cyperus longus Boeckeler, nom. illeg. = Cyperus rotundus L.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia
Afghanistan; Albania; Austria; Baleares; Bangladesh; Belgium; Botswana; Bulgaria; Corse; Cyprus; East Aegean Is.; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kirgizstan; Kriti; Krym; Lebanon-Syria; Nepal; North Caucasus; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Portugal; Romania; Sardegna; Saudi Arabia; Sicilia; Socotra; South European Russia; Spain; Switzerland; Transcaucasus; Tristan da Cunha; Turkey; Turkey-in-Europe; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Yemen; Yugoslavia
Continental: Africa
Algeria; Angola; Azores; Benin; Burkina; Cameroon; Canary Is.; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Caprivi Strip; Central African Republic; Chad; Djibouti; Egypt; Ethiopia; Free State; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Madeira; Mali; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 45.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus longus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus longus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 09 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus longus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus longus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus longus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
azərbaycanca: Lölə salaməleyküm
Deutsch: Langes Zypergras
English: Galingale, Sweet Cyperus
français: Souchet Long, Souchet Odorant
Nederlands: Rood cypergras
русский: Сыть длинная
svenska: Dammag

Cyperus longus is a species of sedge known by the common name galingale.[1] It is a tall plant, growing up to a metre in height, with creeping rhizomes and erect, triangular stems, each terminating in an inflorescence. The species is native to southern England, south Wales, and western France. It grows in shallow water or on damp ground, such as at pond edges.[2]
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Rose, Francis (1989). Colour identification guide to the grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns of the British Isles and north-western Europe. London: Viking. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-67080-688-1.