Cyperus nitidus
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 nitidus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1791
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus nitidus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cyperus aterName author: Vahl
- Cyperus brunneoaterName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus fulvusName author: Ridl.
- Cyperus lanceusName author: Thunb.
- Cyperus lanceus f. densiorName author: (Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. divaricatusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. grantiiName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus lanceus var. humilisName author: Kunth
- Cyperus lanceus var. melanopusName author: (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. palaestinensisName author: Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. ramosusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus melanopusName author: Boeckeler
- Cyperus monti var. stylosusName author: C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus umbraticolaName author: Kunth
- Juncellus stylosusName author: (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus antsirabensisName author: Cherm.
- Pycreus antsirabensis var. densiorName author: Cherm.
- Pycreus lanceusName author: (Thunb.) Turrill
- Pycreus lanceus var. melanopusName author: (Boeckeler) Troupin
- Pycreus nitidusName author: (Lam.) J.Raynal
- Pycreus umbrosusName author: Nees
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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