Cyperus proteus
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 proteus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 2014
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cyperus proteus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ascolepis anthemifloraName author: Welw.
- Ascolepis bellidifloraName author: (Welw.) Cherm.
- Ascolepis elataName author: Welw.
- Ascolepis lineariglumisName author: Lye
- Ascolepis lineariglumis var. pulcherrimaName author: Lye
- Ascolepis menonguensisName author: Meneses
- Ascolepis proteaName author: Welw.
- Ascolepis protea subsp. anthemifloraName author: (Welw.) Lye
- Ascolepis protea subsp. atropurpureaName author: Lye
- Ascolepis protea subsp. bellidifloraName author: (Welw.) Lye
- Ascolepis protea subsp. chrysocephalaName author: Lye
- Ascolepis protea subsp. rhizomatosaName author: Lye
- Ascolepis protea var. anthemifloraName author: (Welw.) Goetgh.
- Ascolepis protea var. bellidifloraName author: Welw.
- Ascolepis protea var. floribundaName author: Goetgh.
- Ascolepis protea var. kyllingioidesName author: Welw.
- Ascolepis protea var. ochraceaName author: (Meneses) Goetgh.
- Ascolepis protea var. santolinoidesName author: Welw.
- Ascolepis protea var. splendidaName author: K.Schum.
- Ascolepis protea var. stellataName author: Goetgh.
- Ascolepis protea var. transiensName author: Kük.
- Ascolepis protea var. tuberosaName author: Kük.
- Ascolepis speciosa var. ochraceaName author: Meneses
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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