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.
57 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 2
- Chlorocyperus aureusName author: (K.Richt.) Palla ex Kneuck.
- Chlorocyperus phymatodesName author: (Muhl.) Palla
- Cyperus aureusName author: Ten.
- Cyperus aureus subsp. esculentusName author: (L.) Nyman
- Cyperus bahiensisName author: Steud.
- Cyperus buchananiiName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus bulamensisName author: Steud.
- Cyperus chrysostachysName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus damiettensisName author: A.Dietr.
- Cyperus esculentus f. angustispicatusName author: (Britton) Fernald
- Cyperus esculentus f. esculentusName author: Not supplied
- Cyperus esculentus f. evolutusName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus f. macrostachyusName author: (Boeckeler) Fernald
- Cyperus esculentus f. princepsName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus prol. aureusName author: (K.Richt.) P.Fourn.
- Cyperus esculentus prol. sativusName author: (Boeckeler) P.Fourn.
- Cyperus esculentus subsp. aureusName author: K.Richt.
- Cyperus esculentus var. angustispicatusName author: Britton
- Cyperus esculentus var. cyclolepisName author: Boeckeler ex Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. esculentusName author: Not supplied
- Cyperus esculentus var. heermanniiName author: (Buckley) Britton
- Cyperus esculentus var. helodesName author: (Schrad. ex Nees) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus var. hermanniiName author: Britton
- Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescensName author: (Torr. & Hook.) Kük. ex Osten
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescensName author: (Torr. & Hook.) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. nervoso-striatusName author: (Turrill) Kuk.
- Cyperus esculentus var. nervosostriatusName author: (Turrill) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. phymatodesName author: (Muhl.) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. sativusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. spruceiName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus fulvescensName author: Liebm.
- Cyperus gracilescensName author: Schult.
- Cyperus gracilescensName author: Roem. & Schult.
- Cyperus gracilisName author: Link
- Cyperus heermanniiName author: Buckley
- Cyperus helodesName author: Schrad. ex Nees
- Cyperus hydraName author: Kunth
- Cyperus lutescensName author: Torr. & Hook.
- Cyperus melanorhizusName author: Delile
- Cyperus nervosostriatusName author: Turrill
- Cyperus nervosusName author: Bertol.
- Cyperus officinalisName author: T.Nees
- Cyperus pallidusName author: Savi
- Cyperus phymatodesName author: Muhl.
- Cyperus phymatodes var. heermanniiName author: (Buckley) S.Watson
- Cyperus repensName author: Elliott
- Cyperus ruficomusName author: Buckley
- Cyperus sieberianusName author: Link
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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