| Piripiri | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. giganteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus giganteus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cyperus giganteus (also known as piripiri) is a perennial herbaceous plant. [2] 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. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
References
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- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Useful Tropical Plants".
- ^ Tucker, G. C. 1994. Revision of the Mexican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 43: 1–213.
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- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- "Cyperus giganteus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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