Cyperus esculentus
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 esculentus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus esculentus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Chlorocyperus aureus(K.Richt.) Palla ex Kneuck.
- Chlorocyperus phymatodes(Muhl.) Palla
- Cyperus aureusTen.
- Cyperus aureus subsp. esculentus(L.) Nyman
- Cyperus bahiensisSteud.
- Cyperus buchananiiBoeckeler
- Cyperus bulamensisSteud.
- Cyperus chrysostachysBoeckeler
- Cyperus damiettensisA.Dietr.
- Cyperus esculentus f. angustispicatus(Britton) Fernald
- Cyperus esculentus f. esculentus
- Cyperus esculentus f. evolutusC.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus f. macrostachyus(Boeckeler) Fernald
- Cyperus esculentus f. princepsC.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus prol. aureus(K.Richt.) P.Fourn.
- Cyperus esculentus prol. sativus(Boeckeler) P.Fourn.
- Cyperus esculentus subsp. aureusK.Richt.
- Cyperus esculentus var. angustispicatusBritton
- Cyperus esculentus var. cyclolepisBoeckeler ex Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus
- Cyperus esculentus var. heermannii(Buckley) Britton
- Cyperus esculentus var. helodes(Schrad. ex Nees) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus var. hermanniiBritton
- Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyusBoeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens(Torr. & Hook.) Kük. ex Osten
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens(Torr. & Hook.) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyusBoeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. nervoso-striatus(Turrill) Kuk.
- Cyperus esculentus var. nervosostriatus(Turrill) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. phymatodes(Muhl.) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. sativusBoeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. spruceiC.B.Clarke
- Cyperus fulvescensLiebm.
- Cyperus gracilescensSchult.
- Cyperus gracilescensRoem. & Schult.
- Cyperus gracilisLink
- Cyperus heermanniiBuckley
- Cyperus helodesSchrad. ex Nees
- Cyperus hydraKunth
- Cyperus lutescensTorr. & Hook.
- Cyperus melanorhizusDelile
- Cyperus nervosostriatusTurrill
- Cyperus nervosusBertol.
- Cyperus officinalisT.Nees
- Cyperus pallidusSavi
- Cyperus phymatodesMuhl.
- Cyperus phymatodes var. heermannii(Buckley) S.Watson
- Cyperus repensElliott
- Cyperus ruficomusBuckley
- Cyperus sieberianusLink
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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