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The genus Pycreus is in the family Cyperaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Pycreus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Pycreus acaulis Nelmes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus acuticarinatus (Kük.) Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus aethiops (Welw. ex Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus africanus (S.S.Hooper) Reynders	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus afrozonatus Lye	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus alleizettei Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus altus (Turrill) Lye	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus apiculatus Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus aschenbornianus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus atribulbus (Kük.) Napper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus atrobrunneus (Baker) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus atronervatus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus atropurpureus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus atrorubidus Nelmes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus betschuanus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus bipartitus (Torr.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus blastophorus Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus bolei S.M.Almeida	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus camagueyensis (Britton) T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus capillifolius (A.Rich.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus cataractarum C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus chrysanthus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus colchicus (K.Koch) Schischk. ex Grossh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus compressiformis Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus cooperi C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus coromandelianus M.R.Almeida	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus cuanzensis (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus curvibracteatus (Govind.) P.Singh & V.Singh	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus decumbens T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus delavayi C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus demangei J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus dewildeorum J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus diander (Torr.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus diaphanus (Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.) S.S.Hooper & T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus diloloensis Kük. ex Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus divulsus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus dwarkensis (K.C.Sahni & H.B.Naithani) S.S.Hooper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus echinata S.S. Hooper	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Pycreus elegantulus (Steud.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus elliotianus (Schult.) Nees	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Pycreus erecta Schumach.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Pycreus fasciculatus Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus felicis J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus fibrillosus (Kük.) Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus filicinus (Vahl) T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus flavescens (L.) P.Beauv. ex Rchb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	4
Pycreus flavidus (Retz.) T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	3
Pycreus fluminalis (Ridl.) Rendle	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus fontinalis Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus fugax (Liebm.) C.D.Adams	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus gracillimus Chiov.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus grammicus (Kunze ex Kunth) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus gratissimus Kitag.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus heterochrous Nelmes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus hildebrandtii C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus intactus (Vahl) J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus kanarensis V.P.Prasad & N.P.Singh	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus lancelotii S.M.Almeida	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus lanceolatus (Poir.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus latovaginatus (Govind.) P.Singh & V.Singh	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus laxispicatus (Kük.) Hoenselaar	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus lijiangensis L.K.Dai	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus longistolon (Peter & Kük.) Napper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus longivaginans (Kük.) Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus macranthus (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus macrostachyos (Lam.) J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus mahadevanii Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus malabaricus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus malangensis Meneses	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus megapotamicus (A.Dietr.) Nees	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus melanacme Nelmes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus melas (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus membranaceus (Vahl) Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus micromelas Lye	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus mortonii S.S.Hooper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus mundii Nees	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	2
Pycreus mundtii Cherm.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Pycreus muricatus (Kük.) Napper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus niederleinianus (Boeckeler) Lindm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus niger (Ruiz & Pav.) Cufod.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus nigricans (Steud.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus nitidus (Lam.) J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus nuerensis (Boeckeler) S.S.Hooper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus oakfortensis (Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus okavangensis Podlech	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus opulentus Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus overlaetii Cherm. ex S.S.Hooper & J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pagotii J.Raynal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus palghattensis Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pauper (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pauper A. Rich.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Pycreus pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus permutatus (Boeckeler) Napper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pervillei (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus plicatus Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus plumbeonucea (Govind.) P.Singh & V.Singh	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus poikilostachys Nelmes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Pycreus pratorum (Korotky) Schischk.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pseudodiaphanus S.S.Hooper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pseudolatespicatus L.K.Dai	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pubescens Turrill	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus puncticulatus (Vahl) Nees	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus pyramidalis Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus rhizomatosus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus rubriglumosus (Govind.) P.Singh & V.Singh	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus rufescens Rchb.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Pycreus sanguineosquamatus Van der Veken	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus scaettae Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus setiformis (Korsh.) Nakai	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus similinervulosus Govind.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus smithianus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus spissiflorus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus squarrosulus Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus stramineus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus subtrigonus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus sulcinux (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus sumbawangensis Hoenselaar	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus tener C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus testui Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus unioloides (R.Br.) Urb.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus waillyi Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus xantholepis Nelmes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Pycreus zonatus Cherm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 564 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Pycreus. Of these 121 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 325 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Pycreus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 564 species names for the genus Pycreus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	121	21.5%
◕	Synonym	437	77.5%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	6	1.1%

All names

The status of the 889 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Pycreus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	131	14.7%
◕	Synonym	752	84.6%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	6	0.7%

Of the species names,

• 7 are recorded as invalid
• 64 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 564 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Pycreus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	119	420	0	0	539	95.6%
	Medium confidence	2	17	0	0	19	3.4%
	Low confidence	0	0	0	6	6	1.1%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Pycreus is as follows: