Cyperus compressus
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 compressus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus compressus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chlorocyperus compressusName author: (L.) Palla
- Cyperus aferName author: G.Bertol.
- Cyperus compressus f. depauperataName author: Domin
- Cyperus compressus subsp. micranthusName author: T.Koyama
- Cyperus compressus var. brachiatusName author: (Poir.) Nees
- Cyperus compressus var. capillaceaName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus compressus var. compositusName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus compressus var. floribundusName author: E.G.Camus
- Cyperus compressus var. laxusName author: E.G.Camus
- Cyperus compressus var. pectiniformisName author: (Schult.) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus compressus var. simplexName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus dilutus f. decoloransName author: Kük.
- Cyperus giraudyiName author: Steud.
- Cyperus gyraudiniName author: Steud.
- Cyperus meyeniiName author: Nees, Wight & Arn.
- Cyperus myyeniiName author: Nees & Arn.
- Cyperus pectinatusName author: Roxb.
- Cyperus pectiniformisName author: Schult.
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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