Cyperus melanostachyus
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 melanostachyus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1816
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus melanostachyus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
32 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chlorocyperus cimicinusName author: (J.Presl & C.Presl) Rikli
- Chlorocyperus melanostachyusName author: (Kunth) Rikli
- Cyperus adustusName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus biradiatusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus cimicinusName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus diandrus var. capitatusName author: Britton
- Cyperus flavescens subvar. capitatusName author: (Britton) Farw.
- Cyperus intricatoramosusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus longicrurisName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus lorentzianusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus lorentzianus var. compressusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus lorentzianus var. elatusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus melanostachyus var. caespitosusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus melanostachyus var. capitatusName author: (Britton) G.C.Tucker & Gandhi
- Cyperus melanostachyus var. gracilisName author: Liebm.
- Cyperus melanostachyus var. lorentzianusName author: (Boeckeler) G.C.Tucker & Gandhi
- Cyperus melanostachyus var. robustusName author: Liebm.
- Cyperus nigerName author: Ruiz & Pav.
- Cyperus niger var. capitatusName author: (Britton) O'Neill
- Cyperus niger var. castaneusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus niger var. intricatoramosusName author: (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus niger var. lorentzianusName author: (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus niger var. pseudoelegantulusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus niger var. robustusName author: (Liebm.) Kük.
- Cyperus pergracilisName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus piceus f. densiorName author: Kük.
- Cyperus polystachyos var. majorName author: Jungh.
- Cyperus variegatusName author: Kunth
- Pycreus cimicinusName author: (J.Presl & C.Presl) H.Pfeiff.
- Pycreus melanostachyusName author: (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus melanostachyus var. variegataName author: (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus nigerName author: Cufod.
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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