Cyperus nitens subsp. patens (Vahl) Boeck. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SUBSPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Cyperaceae genus Cyperus species Cyperus pumilus Name Homonyms Cyperus nitens var. patens (Vahl) Boeckeler Cyperus nitens subsp. patens (Vahl) Boeck.