Cyperus obtusatus
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 obtusatus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1936
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus obtusatus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cyperus aphyllusName author: Hassk.
- Cyperus obtusatus var. africanusName author: Kük.
- Cyperus obtusatus var. cylindrostachyusName author: (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus obtusatus var. tenuisName author: (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus peruvianusName author: F.N.Williams
- Cyprolepis denudataName author: Steud.
- Kyllinga capitataName author: P.Beauv.
- Kyllinga erecta var. africanaName author: (Kük.) S.S.Hooper
- Kyllinga globosaName author: P.Beauv.
- Kyllinga obtusataName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Kyllinga obtusata var. aphyllaName author: Boeckeler
- Kyllinga obtusata var. cylindrostachyaName author: Boeckeler
- Kyllinga obtusata var. subaphyllaName author: Boeckeler
- Kyllinga peruvianaName author: Lam.
- Kyllinga pungensName author: Link
- Kyllinga repensName author: Salzm. ex Steud.
- Kyllinga rigidaName author: Baldwin
- Kyllinga strictaName author: Schrad. ex Nees
- Kyllinga tenuisName author: Boeckeler
- Kyllinga vaginataName author: Lam.
- Kyllinga vaginataName author: Rchb.f. ex Kunth
- Lyprolepis denudataName author: Steud.
- Schoenus angularisName author: Spreng. ex Kunth
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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