Cyperus nigricans
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 nigricans
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1842
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus nigricans. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
28 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cyperus diloloensis(Kük. ex Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus fibrillosusKük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. angustifoliusRidl.
- Cyperus lanceus var. macrostachyaKunth
- Cyperus lanceus var. mucronatusKunth
- Cyperus macranthusBoeckeler
- Cyperus macranthus var. angustifolius(Ridl.) Kük.
- Cyperus macranthus var. mucronatus(Kunth) Kük.
- Cyperus muricatusKük.
- Cyperus nigricans var. firmiorKük.
- Cyperus nigricans var. simulans(Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus permutatusBoeckeler
- Cyperus sumbawangensis(Hoenselaar) Lye
- Pycreus diloloensisKük. ex Cherm.
- Pycreus fibrillosus(Kük.) Cherm.
- Pycreus macranthus(Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus macranthus var. angustifolius(Ridl.) C.B.Clarke ex Rendle
- Pycreus muricatus(Kük.) Napper
- Pycreus nigrescensC.B.Clarke
- Pycreus nigricans(Steud.) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus nigricans var. simulans(Cherm.) Cherm.
- Pycreus nyasensisC.B.Clarke
- Pycreus permutatus(Boeckeler) Napper
- Pycreus segmentatusC.B.Clarke
- Pycreus simulansCherm.
- Pycreus sumbawangensisHoenselaar
- Pycreus vavavatensisCherm.
- Pycreus vavavatensis var. simulans(Cherm.) Cherm.
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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