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CYPERUS DIFFORMIS Linn. Amoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 302; Presl Rel. 

 Haenk. 1 (1828) 69; Nees in Nov. Act. Acad. Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) 

 SuppL 1: 70, Hook. Journ. Bot. Kew Miscel. 6 (1854) 28; Miq. 

 Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1856) 269; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 302; Vidal 

 Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1855) 155, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 283; C. B. Clarke in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 82; Merr. Fl. 

 Manila (1912) 110, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 78. 

 Cyperus subrotundus Naves Frag. PI. Filip. (1851) 14; F.-Vill. & 



Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 3, 4' (1880) 8. 

 Cyperus goeringii Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 2 (1855) 24; Naves Novis. 

 App. (1882) 303. 

 Throughout the Philippines in open wet places, ascending to 2,000 m; a 

 characteristic rice-paddy weed. Old World Tropics generally, introduced 

 in Mexico. 



Local names: Baki-baki (Bis.); ballayang (Ilk.); bankoan (Bis.); 

 gilamhon (Bis.); pukuugan (Bon.). 



CYPERUS DIFFUSUS Vahl Enum. 2 (1806) 321; Nees in Nov. Act. Acad. 

 Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) Suppl. 1: 58, Hook. Journ. Bot. Kew MisceL 

 6 (1854) 28 (var. longifolius Nees) ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1856) 

 264; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 302; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. 

 (1885) 155, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 283; C. B. Clarke in 

 Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 83; Merr. op. cit. 262, Fl. Manila 

 (1912) 110. 

 Cyperus scirpoideus Presl Rel. Haenk. 1 (1828) 178, non Vahl. 

 Cyperus sorzogonensis Presl op. cit. 351. 



Cyperus longifolius Dene, in Nuov. Ann. Mus. Paris 3 (1834) 359; 

 Nees in Hook. Journ. Bot. Kew Miscel. 6 (1854) 28. 

 Throughout the Philippines, in thickets, secondary and primary forests, 

 and in old clearings at low and medium altitudes; common. Pantropic. 



Local names: Barsanga-bakir (Ilk.); gumi-gumi (Tag.); haras (Tag.); 

 nipinpin-di-gubat (Sbl.) ; tuhog-dalag (Tag.). 



Var. PUBESQUAMA (Steud.) Kiikenth. in herb. comb. nov. 



Cyperus pubesquama Steud. in Zoll. Verz. Ind. Archipel. (1854) 62; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1856) 266; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 302; 

 C. B. Clarke in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 83. 

 Cyperus lagorensis Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 2 (1855) 36; Miq. Fl. Ind. 



Bat. 3 (1856) 275. 

 Cyperus bancanus Naves Novis. App. (1882) 302; Merr. in Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 30; C. B. Clarke op. cit. 2 (1907) Bot. 

 83, non Miq. 

 Cyperus calcucaryensis Steud. Syn. PI. Glum. 2 (1855) 34; Miq. Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 3 (1856) 275; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 304. 

 Luzon (Cagayan, Isabela, Bulacan, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna), Mindoro, 

 Leyte, Mindanao, F. B. 2581 Meyer, B. S. 1S951, 8015 Ramos, Merrill 505^, 

 5692, Phil. PL 523. Habitat of the species from which it is scarcely 

 distinguishable. India to Malaya. 



Var. CELEBICA Miq. FL Ind. Bat. 3 (1856) 283. 



Throughout the Philippines, Elmer 18286, 667 A, 8306, Williams 85, B. S. 

 28839 Ramos & Edano, 16166 Reillo, F. B. 20172 Aguilar. Habitat of the 

 species. Malaya. 



