Cyperus cyperinus
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 cyperinus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1898
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus cyperinus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex myosuroides(Gaertn.) J.F.Gmel.
- Carex opetiolaRaeusch.
- Cyperus andersonianusBoeckeler
- Cyperus cylindrostachysBoeckeler
- Cyperus cylindrostachyusBoeckeler
- Cyperus cyperinus f. curvataValck.Sur.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. laxatus(C.B.Clarke) Wad.Khan
- Cyperus cyperinus var. bengalensis(C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. laxatus(C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. maximus(C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. pictus(Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperoides subsp. cyperinus(Retz.) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperoides var. andersonianus(Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus graeffeiBoeckeler
- Cyperus ischnostachysSteud.
- Cyperus nanilensisBoeckeler
- Cyperus samoensisBoeckeler
- Cyperus umbellatus f. cyperinus(Retz.) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus umbellatus var. cylindrostachysC.B.Clarke
- Cyperus umbellatus var. laxatusC.B.Clarke
- Cyperus venustusG.Forst.
- Kyllinga bulbosaJ.Koenig ex Vahl
- Kyllinga cyperinaRetz.
- Kyllinga rigidaLink
- Mariscus cyperinus(Retz.) Vahl
- Mariscus cyperinus subsp. laxatus(C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Mariscus cyperinus var. bengalensisC.B.Clarke
- Mariscus cyperinus var. laxatus(C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Mariscus cyperinus var. maximusC.B.Clarke
- Mariscus cyperinus var. pictus(Nees) Karthik.
- Mariscus paniceusHook. & Arn.
- Mariscus philippensisC.B.Clarke
- Mariscus pictusNees
- Mariscus sundaicusMiq.
- Mariscus tenuifoliusSchrad. ex Nees
- Mariscus umbellatus var. cyperinus(Retz.) E.G.Camus
- Opetiola myosuroidesGaertn.
- Torulinium samoense(Boeckeler) Palla
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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