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Kyllinga erecta(KYLER)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/KYLER
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: KYLER
  • Preferred name: Kyllinga erecta
  • Authority: Schumacher

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Cyperus erectus (Schumacher) Mattfeld & Kükenthal
Kyllinga erecta var. erecta Schumacher

Common names
Name Language
creeping sedge English
white kyllinga English
Taxonomy
Kingdom Plantae ( 1PLAK )
Phylum Magnoliophyta ( 1MAGP )
Class Angiospermae ( 1ANGC )
Category Commelinids ( 1COMD )
Order Poales ( 1POAO )
Family Cyperaceae ( 1CYPF )
Subfamily Cyperoideae ( 1CYPS )
Genus Kyllinga ( 1KYLG )
Species Kyllinga erecta ( KYLER )