Cyperus compactus
A species in the Cyperaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Species
- Cyperus compactus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1788
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus compactus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cyperus compactus f. decoloransKük.
- Cyperus compactus var. macrostachys(Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus compactus var. pauciflorus(H.Pfeiff.) Kük.
- Cyperus congestusPoir.
- Cyperus cuadriflorusLlanos
- Cyperus dilutusVahl
- Cyperus dilutus var. macrostachysBoeckeler
- Cyperus grabowskianusBoeckeler
- Cyperus haenkeanusKunth
- Cyperus luzonensisJ.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus rufusNees ex Kunth
- Cyperus septatusSteud.
- Cyperus spinulosusRoxb.
- Duval-jouvea diluta(Vahl) Palla
- Mariscus compactus(Retz.) Druce
- Mariscus compactus(Retz.) Bold.
- Mariscus compactus var. macrostachys(Boeckeler) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas
- Mariscus compactus var. macrostachys(Boeckeler) F.C.How
- Mariscus dilutusNees
- Mariscus giganteusBoeckeler
- Mariscus grabowskianus(Boeckeler) Merr.
- Mariscus microcephalusJ.Presl & C.Presl
- Mariscus microcephalus var. pauciflorusH.Pfeiff.
- Sphaeromariscus microcephalus(J.Presl & C.Presl) E.G.Camus
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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