Cyperus giganteus: Difference between revisions

'''''Cyperus giganteus''''' (also known as '''piripiri''') is a perennial herbaceous plant.<ref>{{cite inweb |title=Useful Tropical Plants | url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cyperus+giganteus }}</ref> It belongs to 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]], and [[Trinidad]]). The species is sparingly naturalized in eastern [[Texas]] and southern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=sheri>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=236758 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of ''Cyperus'' (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 43: 1–213.</ref><ref>Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |accessdateaccess-date=2015-08-20 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archivedatearchive-date=2015-09-06 |df= }}. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro</ref><ref>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</ref><ref>Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.</ref><ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Cyperus%20giganteus.png Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map]</ref>

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