How to cite

Citation

The use of data from the Global Cyperaceae Database in scientific publications should be acknowledged by citing as follows:

• Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Accessed at https://www.cyperaceae.org on 2025-04-01. doi:10.14284/681

For a more comprehensive and recommended citation of the website and database as a whole, explicitly recognizing the entire team, please use the following format:

• Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Márquez-Corro, J. I.; Larridon, I.; Marco Rosado, N.; Sanz-Arnal, M.; Barrett, R.L.; Bhandari, P.; Bradshaw, C.; Browning, J.; Bruhl, J.; Costa, S.M.; Elliott, T.; Ford, B.; Ford, K.; García-Moro, P.; Gebauer, S.; Goetghebeur, P; González-Elizondo, M.S.; González-Gallego, L.; Govaerts, R.; Hipp, A.; Hroudová, Z.; Jin, X.-F.; Jung, M.; Karina, A.; Kim, S.; Lacroix-Carignan, É.; Léveillé-Bourret, É.; Licher, M.; Lois, R.; Lu, Y.-F.; Luceño, M.; Maciel Silva, J.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Mesterházy, A.; Morales-Alonso, A.; Morel, J.; Míguez, M.; Muasya, A.M.; Muñoz Schüler, P.; Naczi, R.F.C.; Nunes, C.; Pereira-Silva, L.; Rasaminirina, F.; Reznicek, A.A.; Rink, G.; Sánchez-Villegas, R.; Silva, P.J.; Simpson, D.A.; Spalink, D.; Starr, J.; Takahashi, K.T.; Thomas, W.W.; Tucker, G.C.; Uy, Miljard; Valdés-Florido, A.; Verloove, F.; Villaverde, T.; Wilson, K.L.; Xanthos, M.; Yano, O.; Zhang, S. (2025). Global Cyperaceae Database. Accessed at https://www.cyperaceae.org on 2025-03-31. doi:10.14284/681

Individual pages for genera, subgenera, and sections have distinct authorship and can be cited separately.

To cite these taxa -or the species listed under them-, please credit the respective taxon editors. Editors can be found by clicking on "View all editors". List the editors in alphabetical order using the following format:

Examples:

If a taxon does not have an associated editor, please use the general citation for the database as a whole.

If the data from the Global Cyperaceae Database constitute a substantial proportion of the records used in analyses, we recommend contacting the chief editor(s) of the database. Additional data may be available that could prove valuable to such analyses.