Nomenclature: wfo-0000372964
![Kew Gardens K000307937: Drummond, J. [452] United States Kew Gardens K000307937: Drummond, J. [452] United States](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d616179cec686675e5fd0b089251eb5b.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K000309423: Gay, J. [s.n.] Italy Kew Gardens K000309423: Gay, J. [s.n.] Italy](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a11090b89ee58008dd32313b238acfc9.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000362653: Buchanan, J. [23] Zambia Kew Gardens K000362653: Buchanan, J. [23] Zambia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/da054074471121dd4a3746c0546fd6f5.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000362728: Kraup [97] South Africa Kew Gardens K000362728: Kraup [97] South Africa](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/936a39c2eb470d7fd954be1202f249c0.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000362729: Baines, T. [s.n.] Botswana Kew Gardens K000362729: Baines, T. [s.n.] Botswana](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e580eaa49740f1601fbde13c4030f25c.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000362730: Rehmann, A. [4776] South Africa Kew Gardens K000362730: Rehmann, A. [4776] South Africa](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/11be7f98106480936da50b85ce5cea54.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000362731: Wood, J., M. [1581] South Africa Kew Gardens K000362731: Wood, J., M. [1581] South Africa](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7560f35b92daccaed21e0a35c1c3f81b.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K000632122: Spruce, R. [6414] Ecuador Kew Gardens K000632122: Spruce, R. [6414] Ecuador](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e9dd62f852d89bef7582cd19e0abbbee.jpg)

Cyperus esculentus Sp. Pl. : 45 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 1: 45. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000307937: Drummond, J. [452] United States Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000309422: Gay, J. [s.n.] Italy Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000309423: Gay, J. [s.n.] Italy Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000362653: Buchanan, J. [23] Zambia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000362728: Kraup [97] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000362729: Baines, T. [s.n.] Botswana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000362730: Rehmann, A. [4776] South Africa Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000362731: Wood, J., M. [1581] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000362732: South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000632122: Spruce, R. [6414] Ecuador Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 300668-2
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-236532
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-236532
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cypereae > Cyperinae > Cyperus > Cyperus esculentus
Synonyms
- Chlorocyperus aureus
- Chlorocyperus phymatodes
- Cyperus aureus
- Cyperus bahiensis
- Cyperus buchananii
- Cyperus bulamensis
- Cyperus chrysostachys
- Cyperus damiettensis
- Cyperus esculentus var. angustispicatus
- Cyperus esculentus subsp. aureus
- Cyperus esculentus var. cyclolepis
- Cyperus esculentus var. hermannii
- Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus
- Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus
- Cyperus esculentus var. nervosostriatus
- Cyperus esculentus var. phymatodes
- Cyperus esculentus var. sativus
- Cyperus esculentus var. sprucei
- Cyperus fulvescens
- Cyperus gracilescens
- Cyperus gracilis
- Cyperus heermannii
- Cyperus helodes
- Cyperus hydra
- Cyperus lutescens
- Cyperus melanorhizus
- Cyperus nervosostriatus
- Cyperus nervosus
- Cyperus officinalis
- Cyperus pallidus
- Cyperus phymatodes
- Cyperus repens
- Cyperus ruficomus
- Cyperus sieberianus
- Cyperus tenoreanus
- Cyperus tenorei
- Cyperus tuberosus
- Cyperus variabilis
- Pterocyperus esculentus
- Pycreus esculentus
- Cyperus esculentus f. angustispicatus
- Cyperus esculentus f. evolutus
- Cyperus esculentus var. helodes
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens
- Cyperus esculentus f. macrostachyus
- Cyperus esculentus f. princeps
- Cyperus phymatodes var. heermannii
- Cyperus tenorianus
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens
- Cyperus gracilescens
- Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus
- Cyperus esculentus f. esculentus
- Cyperus esculentus var. nervoso-striatus
- Cyperus aureus subsp. esculentus
- Cyperus esculentus var. heermannii
- Cyperus esculentus prol. aureus
- Cyperus esculentus prol. sativus