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. decoloransName author: Kük.
- Cyperus compactus var. macrostachysName author: (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus compactus var. pauciflorusName author: (H.Pfeiff.) Kük.
- Cyperus congestusName author: Poir.
- Cyperus cuadriflorusName author: Llanos
- Cyperus dilutusName author: Vahl
- Cyperus dilutus var. macrostachysName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus grabowskianusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus haenkeanusName author: Kunth
- Cyperus luzonensisName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus rufusName author: Nees ex Kunth
- Cyperus septatusName author: Steud.
- Cyperus spinulosusName author: Roxb.
- Duval-jouvea dilutaName author: (Vahl) Palla
- Mariscus compactusName author: (Retz.) Druce
- Mariscus compactusName author: (Retz.) Bold.
- Mariscus compactus var. macrostachysName author: (Boeckeler) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas
- Mariscus compactus var. macrostachysName author: (Boeckeler) F.C.How
- Mariscus dilutusName author: Nees
- Mariscus giganteusName author: Boeckeler
- Mariscus grabowskianusName author: (Boeckeler) Merr.
- Mariscus microcephalusName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Mariscus microcephalus var. pauciflorusName author: H.Pfeiff.
- Sphaeromariscus microcephalusName author: (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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