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Cyperus

The genus Cyperus is in the family Cyperaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Cyperus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus afroalpinus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus afrodunensis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus afroechinatus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus afromontanus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus afrovaricus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aggregatus (Willd.) Endl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ajax C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus alaticaulis R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus albopilosus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus albopurpureus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus albosanguineus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus albostriatus Schrad. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus albus J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus algeriensis Väre & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus almensis D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus alterniflorus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus alternifolius L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus altochrysocephalus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus altomicroglumis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus altsonii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus alulatus J.Kern Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus alvesii G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus amabilis Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus amauropus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus amomodorus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus amuricus Maxim. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus anderssonii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus androhibensis D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus angolensis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus angustatus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus anisitsii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ankaizinensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ankaratrensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus antillanus (Kük.) O'Neill Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus appendiculatus (Brongn.) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aquatilis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus arenarius Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus armstrongii Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus arsenei O'Neill & Ben.Ayers Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus articulatus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus astartodes K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aster (C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aterrimus Hochst. ex Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus atkinsonii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus atractocarpus Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aucheri Jaub. & Spach Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aureoalatus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aureobrunneus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus auriculatus Nees & Meyen ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus aurifer Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus austrochrysanthus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus babakan Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus badius Poir. Accepted M TRO
Cyperus balfourii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus baobab Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus baoulensis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus baronii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus bellus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus benadirensis Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus bernieri Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus berroi (C.B.Clarke) Barros Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus betafensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus betchei (Kük.) S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus beyrichii (Schrad. ex Nees) Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus bifolius Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus blakeanus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus blysmoides Hochst. ex C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus boreobellus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus boreochrysocephalus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus boreohemisphaericus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus bowmanii F.Muell. ex Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus breedlovei G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus breviculmis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus brumadoi D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus brunneofibrosus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus brunnescens Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus bulamensis Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus bulbosus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus burkartii Guagl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus caesius Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus calderoniae S.González Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus camphoratus Liebm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cancrorum Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus canus J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus capensis (Steud.) Endl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus capitatus Vand. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus carinatus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus castaneobellus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus castaneus Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cearaensis Gross ex Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus celans Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cellulosoreticulatus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus centralis K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cephalanthus Torr. & Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cephalotes Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chaetophyllus (Chiov.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chalaranthus J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chamaecephalus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chermezonianus Robyns & Tournay Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chersinus (N.E.Br.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chevalieri Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chinsalensis Podlech Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chionocephalus (Chiov.) Chiov. ex Chiarugi Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chlorocephalus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chordorrhizus Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chorisanthos C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus chrysocephalus (K.Schum.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ciliatus Jungh. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cinereobrunneus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus circumclusus (C.B.Clarke) Schweinf. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus clarkei T.Cooke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus clarus S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus clavinux C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus columbiensis Palla Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus colymbetes Kotschy & Peyr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus commixtus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus compactus Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus compressus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus concinniformis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus concinnus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus confertus Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus congensis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus congestus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus conicus (R.Br.) Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus consors C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus constanzae Urb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus coriifolius Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cornelii-ostenii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus coronarius (Vahl) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus correllii (T.Koyama) G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus corymbosus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus costaricensis Gómez-Laur. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cracens K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus crassipes Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus crassivaginatus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cremeomariscus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus crispulus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cristulatus S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus croceus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cruentus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus crypsoides J.Kern Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cundudoensis Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cunninghamii (C.B.Clarke) C.A.Gardner Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus curvistylis J.Kern Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cylindrostachyus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cymulosus Willemet Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cyperinus (Retz.) Suringar Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus cyprius Post Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dactyliformis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dactylotes Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus davidsei G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus × deamii O'Neill Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus debilis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus debilissimus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus deciduus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus decompositus (R.Br.) F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus densibulbosus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dentatus Torr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dentoniae G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus denudatus L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus derreilema Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus diamantinus (D.A.Simpson) Govaerts Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dianae Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dichromeniformis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dichromus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dichrostachyus Hochst. ex A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dietrichiae Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus difformis L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus diffusus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus digitatus Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dilatatus Schumach. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dioicus I.M.Johnst. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dipsaceus Liebm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus disjunctus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus distans L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus distinctus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus diurensis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dives Delile Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus diwakarii Wad.Khan & Solanke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus drakensbergensis (Vorster) Govaerts Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dregeanus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus drummondii Torr. & Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dubius Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus duclouxii E.G.Camus Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus dunensis (Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus duripes I.M.Johnst. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus durus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus eboracensis R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph.Wood Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus eglobosus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ekmanii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus elatus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus elegans L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus elephantinus (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus endlichii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus enervis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus entrerianus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ephemerus Kukkonen & Väre Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus eragrostis Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus eremicus Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus erythrorrhizos Muhl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus esculentus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus exaltatus Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus exilis Willd. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus expansus Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus familiaris Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fastigiatus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fauriei Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus feani F.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus felipponei Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fendlerianus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ferrugineoviridis (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fertilis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus filiculmis Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus filifolius Willd. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus filiformis Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus filipes Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus firmipes (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fischerianus Schimp. ex A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fissus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus flaccidus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus flavoculmis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus flexuosus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus floribundus (Kük.) R.Carter & S.D.Jones Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus floridanus Britton Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus foliaceus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus forskalianus Väre & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus frerei C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus friburgensis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fucosus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fulgens C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fuligineus Chapm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fulvoalbescens T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fulvus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fuscescens Willd. ex Link Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fuscovaginatus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus fuscus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gardneri Nees Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gayi (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus giganteus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gigantobulbes Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gilesii Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus glaber L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus glaucophyllus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus globifer (C.B.Clarke) Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus glomeratus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus graciliculmis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gracilis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus granatensis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grandibulbosus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grandifolius J.G.Anderson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grandis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grandisimplex C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grantii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grayi Torr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grayioides Mohlenbr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus grossianus Pedersen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus guanipensis Schnee Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus guaricensis Schnee Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gubanii Väre & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus guianensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gunnii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gymnocaulos Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gypsophilus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus gyraudinii Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus haematocephalus Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus haematodes Endl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hakonensis Franch. & Sav. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hamulosus M.Bieb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus harrisii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus haspan L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hayesii (C.B.Clarke) Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus helferi Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hemisphaericus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hensii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hermaphroditus (Jacq.) Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hesperius K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus heterocladus Baker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hieronymi Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hilairenus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hillebrandii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hirtellus (Chiov.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus holoschoenus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus holostigma C.B.Clarke ex Schweinf. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus holstii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hoppiifolius Uittien Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus houghtonii Torr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus humilis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hypochlorus Hillebr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hypopitys G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus hystricinus Fernald Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus imbecillis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus imbricatus Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus impolitus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus impubes Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus inaequalis Willemet Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus incompressus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus incomtus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus indecorus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus infucatus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus inops C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus × insidiosus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus insularis Heenan & de Lange Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus intricatus Schrad. ex Schult. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus iria L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus isabellinus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ischnos Schltdl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ivohibensis (Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ixiocarpus F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus javanicus Houtt. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus jeminicus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus juncelliformis Peter & Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kabarensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kaessneri C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kappleri Hochst. ex Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus karisimbiensis (Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus karlschumannii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus karthikeyanii Wad.Khan & Lakshmin. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kasamensis Podlech Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus keniensis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kerstenii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kibweanus J.Duvign. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kilimandscharicus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kipasensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kirkii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kituiensis Muasya Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus koyaliensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kurzii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kwaleensis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus kyllingiformis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lacunosus Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laeteflorens (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laetus J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laevigatus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laevis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lancastriensis Porter Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lateriticus J.Raynal Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus latifolius Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus latzii K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laxiflorus Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laxispicatus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus laxus Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lecontei Torr. ex Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus leiocaulon Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lentiginosus Millsp. & Chase Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus leptocladus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus leptolepis Peter ex Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus leucocephalus Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lhotskyanus Beck Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ligularis L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus limiticola Larridon & Reynders Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus limosus Maxim. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus linearispiculatus T.L.Dai Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus locuples C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus longibracteatus (Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus longifolius Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus longiinvolucratus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus longispicula Muasya & D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus longistylus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus longus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lucidus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus luerssenii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lundellii O'Neill Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus luteus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus macer C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus macropachycephalus Goetgh. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus macrophyllus (Brongn.) Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus macrorrhizus Nees Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus maculatus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus maderaspatanus Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus majungensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus malaccensis Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mangorensis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus manimae Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mapanioides C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus maranguensis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus marginatus Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus marlothii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus marojejyensis Bosser Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus marquisensis F.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus matagoroensis Muasya & D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus matudae G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mauretaniensis Väre & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus medusaeus Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus meeboldii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus megalanthus (Kük.) G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus meistostylus S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus meridionalis Barros Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus × mesochorus Geise Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus meyenianus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus meyerianus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus michoacanensis Britton ex C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus micrantherus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microbolbos C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microbrunneus G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microcephalus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microcristatus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microglumis D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microiria Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus micromariscus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus micromedusaeus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus micropelophilus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus microumbellatus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus miliifolius Poepp. & Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mirus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mitis Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mogadoxensis Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus molliglumis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mollipes (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus moutona F.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mudugensis D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus muliifolius Poepp. & Kunth Accepted M TRO
Cyperus multifolius Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus multinervatus Bosser Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus multispicatus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus multispiceus R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mundulus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus muniziae G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mutisii (Kunth) Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus mwinilungensis Podlech Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus myrmecias Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nanellus Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nanus Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus natalensis Hochst. ex C.Krauss Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nayaritensis G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nduru Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nemoralis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus neoguinensis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus neokunthianus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nervosostriatus Turrill Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nigrofuscus T.L.Dai Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus niigatensis Ohwi Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nipponicus Franch. & Sav. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus niveoides C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus niveus Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus noeanus Boiss. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nutans Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nyassensis (Podlech) Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus nyererei Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus obbiadensis Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus oblongoincrassatus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus obsoletenervosus Peter & Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus obtusus Willemet Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ochraceus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus odoratus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ohwii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus onerosus M.C.Johnst. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus orgadophilus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ornatus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus orthostachyus Franch. & Sav. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ossicaulis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ovatus Baldwin Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus owanii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus oxycarpus S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus oxylepis Nees ex Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pachycephalus J.Kern Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pacificus (Ohwi) Ohwi Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus palianparaiensis Govind. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pallidicolor (Kük.) G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus panamensis (C.B.Clarke) Britton ex Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pandanophyllum C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pangorei Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus paniceus (Rottb.) Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pannonicus Jacq. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus paolii Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus papyrus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus parishii Britton Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pearcei C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pectinatus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pedunculosus F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pendulus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus penicillatus Conz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pennatiformis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pennellii O'Neill & Ben.Ayers Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pentabracteatus Govind. & Hemadri Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus penzoanus Pic.Serm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus perangustus S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus perennis (M.E.Jones) O'Neill Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus permacer C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pernambucensis Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus phaeolepis Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus phillipsiae (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus phleoides (Nees ex Kunth) H.Mann Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus picardae Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pilosulus (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. ex Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pilosus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pinetorum Britton Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus planifolius Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus plantaginifolius Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus plateilema (Steud.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus platycaulis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus platyphyllus Roem. & Schult. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus platystylis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus plukenetii Fernald Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pluribracteatus (Kük.) Govaerts Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pluricephalus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus plurinervosus Bodard Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus podocarpus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus poecilus C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus poeppigii Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pohlii (Nees) Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus polyanthelus Govind. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus portae-tartari K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus praemorsus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pratensis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus procerus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus prolifer Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus prolixus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus psammophilus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseuderemicus Kukkonen & Väre Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudobrunneus (C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudodistans Uittien Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudoleptocladus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudopetiolatus G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudopilosus (C.B.Clarke) Govaerts Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudosomaliensis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudothyrsiflorus (Kük.) R.Carter & S.D.Jones Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudovegetus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pseudovestitus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pubens Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pulchellus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pulcher Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pulcherrimus Willd. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pulguerensis M.T.Strong Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pulicaris Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus purpureoviridis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pustulatus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus pycnostachyus (Kunth) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus radians Nees & Meyen ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ramosus (Benth.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rapensis F.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus recurvispicatus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus redolens Maury ex Micheli Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus reduncus Hochst. ex Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus reflexus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus refractus Engelm. ex Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus regiomontanus Britton Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rehmii Merxm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus remotispicatus S.S.Hooper Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus remotus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus renschii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus retroflexus Buckley Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus retrorsus Chapm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rheophyticus Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rhynchosporoides Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rigens J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rigidellus (Benth.) J.M.Black Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rigidifolius Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus robinsonii Podlech Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rockii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rohlfsii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rotundus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rufostriatus C.B.Clarke ex Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rupestris Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus rupicola S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sahelii Väre & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sandwicensis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sanguineoater Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sartorii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus scaber (R.Br.) Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus scabricaulis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus scariosus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schaffneri Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schimperianus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schinzii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schlechteri C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schoenomorphus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schomburgkianus Nees Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schweinfurthii (Chiov.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus schweinitzii Torr. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sciaphilus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus scleropodus Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sculptus S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus secubans K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus seemannianus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus semifertilis S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus semiochraceus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sensilis Baijnath Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus serotinus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus seslerioides Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus setigerus Torr. & Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sexangularis Nees Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sexflorus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus shandongense F.Z.Li Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sharonensis Danin & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sharpei R.Booth, D.J.Moore & Hodgon Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sieberianus Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sikkimensis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus silletensis Nees Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus simaoensis Y.Y.Qian Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus simplex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus solidifolius Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus solidus Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus somalidunensis Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus somaliensis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus soongoricus Kar. & Kir. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sordidus J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus soyauxii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus spectabilis Link Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sphacelatus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sphaerolepis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus splendens (Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus sporobolus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus squarrosus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus steadii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus stenophyllus J.V.Suringar Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus stolonifer Retz. Accepted M TRO
Cyperus stoloniferus Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus stradbrokensis Domin Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus stramineoferrugineus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus strigosus L. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subaequalis Baker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subbadius Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subcaracasanus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subcastaneus D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subfuscus Debeaux Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus submicrolepis Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subpapuanus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subtenax Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subtenuis (Kük.) M.T.Strong Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subtilis (Kük.) Väre & Kukkonen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus subulatus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus surinamensis Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus svensonii G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus swartzii (A.Dietr.) Boeckeler ex Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus szechuanensis T.Koyama Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tabina Steud. ex Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tabularis Schrad. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tacnensis Nees & Meyen Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tanganyicanus (Kük.) Lye Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tanyphyllus Ridl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tatandaensis Muasya & D.A.Simpson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tempeae G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenax Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenerrimus J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenuiculmis Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenuiflorus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenuis Sw. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenuispica Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tenuispiculatus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tetracarpus Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tetraformis Desv. Accepted M TRO
Cyperus tetragonus Elliott Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tetraphyllus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus textilis Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus thomsonii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus thorelii E.G.Camus Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus thorncroftii McClean Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus thunbergii Vahl Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus thyrsiflorus Jungh. ex Schltdl. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tomaiophyllus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tonkinensis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trachysanthos Hook. & Arn. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trailii C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trialatus (Boeckeler) J.Kern Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trichodes Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trigonellus Suess. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trinervis R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus trisulcus D.Don Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tuberosus Rottb. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus × turbatus Baijnath Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus turrialbanus Gómez-Laur. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus turrillii Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus tweediei C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus uncinulatus Schrad. ex Nees Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus undulatus Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus unicolor Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus unifolius Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus urbanii Boeckeler Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus usitatus Burch. ex Roem. & Schult. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ustulatus A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus vaginatus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus vandervekenii Reynders, Dhooge & Goetgh. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus varicus (C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus ventricosus R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus vestitus Hochst. ex C.Krauss Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus vexillatus Peter ex Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus victoriensis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus virens Michx. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus viscidulus K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus volckmannii Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus volodia Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus vorsteri K.L.Wilson Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus wallichianus Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus whitmeei (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus wilburii G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus wissmannii O.Schwartz Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus xanthostachyus Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus xerophilus Cherm. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus yadavii Wad.Khan, D.P.Chavan & Solanke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus zanzibarensis C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus zollingeri Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Cyperus zollingerioides C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 2,568 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Cyperus. Of these 709 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 1,419 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Cyperus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 2,568 species names for the genus Cyperus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 709 27.6%
◕ Synonym 1,713 66.7%
◕ Unplaced 112 4.4%
◕ Unassessed 34 1.3%

All names

The status of the 3,987 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Cyperus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 802 20.1%
◕ Synonym 3,036 76.1%
◕ Unplaced 112 2.8%
◕ Unassessed 37 0.9%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 2,568 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Cyperus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 705 1,614 0 0 2,319 90.3%
Medium confidence 4 93 0 0 97 3.8%
Low confidence 0 6 112 34 152 5.9%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Cyperus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 4 93 0 31 0 128 5.0%
WCSP 705 1,620 112 3 0 2,440 95.0%