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Cyperus L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 44 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
Cyperus

Name

Synonyms
Acorellus Palla ex Kneuck.
Acorellus Palla, 1905
Adupla Bosc ex Juss.
Aliniella J.Raynal
Alinula J.Raynal
Androcoma Nees
Androtrichum (Brongn.) Brongn.
Anosporum Nees
Antrolepis Welw.
Ascolepis Nees ex Steud.
Ascopholis C.E.C.Fisch.
Atomostylis Steud.
Borabora Steud.
Chamaexiphium Hochst.
Chlorocyperus Rikli
Comostemum Nees
Courtoisia Nees
Courtoisina Soják
Crepidocarpus Klotzsch ex Boeckeler
Cylindrolepis Boeckeler
Homonyms
Cyperus L.
Common names
Cachor in language.
Cibora in Polish
Cypergras in Dutch
Fladaksslægten in Danish
Fladaksslægten in Danish
Flatsedge in English
Flatsedge in English
Flatsedges in English
Galingales in English
Galingales in English
Galingales in English
Junças e papiros in Portuguese
Lõikhein in Estonian
Nutsedges in English
Papiros y juncos in Spanish
Papyrus Sedges in English
Runtuma in Quechua
Sedge in English
Sedge in English
Sedge in English
Skärmagssläktet in Swedish
Souchet in French
Souchet in French
Souchet in French
Souchets in French
Topalaq in Azerbaijani
Viksvuolė in Lithuanian
Zypergras in German
Zypergras in German
Zypergräser in German
akslekta in Norwegian Bokmål
ciperi in Italian
flatsedge in English
flatsedge in English
galingales in English
lõikheinad in Estonian
nutgrass in English
ostrica in Slovenian
papyrusar in Swedish
parasollag in Swedish
sedge in English
skjermsevaksslekta in Nynorsk, Norwegian
skjermsivaksslekta in Norwegian Bokmål
sädekaislat in Finnish
sädekaislat in Finnish
umbrella sedge in English
zigoli in Italian
šachor in Slovak
šáchor in Czech
Κύπειρος in Greek, Modern (1453-)

Bibliographic References

  1. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2026) Plants of the World Online
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  3. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  4. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  7. Greuter, Jury, Marhold, Uotila & Valdés (2026) Euro+Med PlantBase
  8. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  9. Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106. 10.17520/biods.2024106
  10. Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 1. Salvius, Stockholm.
  11. Linnæus (Linnaeus) (1753) Species plantarum
  12. Plants of the World Online (POWO).
  13. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  14. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria & The Australian National Herbarium (2026) International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  15. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  18. as per family (most nonmarine)
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