Cyperus richardii
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 richardii
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1854
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus richardii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cyperus geminiflorusName author: (Steud.) Wickens
- Cyperus purpureoglandulosusName author: Mattf. & Kük.
- Cyperus richardii var. angustiorName author: Kük.
- Cyperus richardii var. oliganthusName author: (Cherm.) Kük.
- Kyllinga bulbosaName author: P.Beauv.
- Kyllinga geminifloraName author: Steud.
- Kyllinga leucanthaName author: Boeckeler
- Kyllinga macrocephalaName author: A.Rich.
- Kyllinga macrocephala var. angustiorName author: C.B.Clarke
- Kyllinga macrocephala var. oliganthaName author: Cherm.
- Kyllinga monocephalaName author: Nees
- Kyllinga nanaName author: Nees
- Kyllinga parvulaName author: C.B.Clarke ex Rendle
- Kyllinga pumilaName author: Steud.
- Kyllinga schimperiName author: Hochst. ex Engl.
- Kyllinga sphaerocephalaName author: Boeckeler
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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