Nomenclature: wfo-7000000170
![Kew Gardens K000244890: Horne, J. [626] Seychelles](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ccac5e240ed868a0c0d9fda3c23d49a3.jpg "Kew Gardens K000244890: Horne, J. [626] Seychelles")
![Kew Gardens K000244891: Horne, J. [626] Seychelles](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/501aec24a642de3f9be11c3918644abf.jpg "Kew Gardens K000244891: Horne, J. [626] Seychelles")
![Kew Gardens K000607953: Barrett, R.L.; et. al. [4895] Australia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/089f50b76ea0286716982b18c537aef6.jpg "Kew Gardens K000607953: Barrett, R.L.; et. al. [4895] Australia")
![Kew Gardens K001039072: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4474]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/47a095e83707406fa7b14eb19f2057c4.jpg "Kew Gardens K001039072: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4474]")
![Kew Gardens K001119394: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3440]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/1c79ede4d4847194c1c9dc10071aca8b.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119394: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3440]")
![Kew Gardens K001119395: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/368ed6b42e0493f4a3318b9898482ed1.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119395: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441]")
![Kew Gardens K001119396: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d368fb338dabb4f405024925367e259d.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119396: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441]")
![Kew Gardens K001119397: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/7f8c9caceedb7aa1e8f2914ae77b2ff7.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119397: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441]")
![Kew Gardens K001119398: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3441] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/fc952e116d61b17973f986c8b5f0b682.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119398: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3441] India")
![Kew Gardens K001119399: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3441]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/73f24a89e1f3e5a1482ffddd913b14c5.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119399: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3441]")
![Kew Gardens K001119400: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3442] Nepal](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/304a74263464c8d4d3cd101085654039.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119400: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3442] Nepal")
![Kew Gardens K001119401: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3442] Nepal](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/82923fa5a8a3a0d7556357f379ea0a93.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119401: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3442] Nepal")
![Kew Gardens K001119402: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4e4ce6d2999b177285658d8f7ad39ff6.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119402: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119403: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/57a9040ed57a18b8596aefcddc21ca31.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119403: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119404: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c93bf471f522f7a66ea9612e8df70235.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119404: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119405: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a1c2de401a6bd875293c6d495bd32eaa.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119405: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] India")
![Kew Gardens K001119406: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d89e028a366bd01c0a8385c98f18570e.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119406: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] India")
![Kew Gardens K001119407: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5d98ac2a2e758bae6239f3280bcc5749.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119407: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119408: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/d10129ea8124ebe6f5f0888a7730962e.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119408: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119409: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/05d96a31c23e2f43636a3dd9baf2e543.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119409: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119410: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2e1d8b9070d595c0006364590b5ac4af.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119410: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443]")
![Kew Gardens K001119411: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] Singapore](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c8950fd2227a6aa586b9a5684b1c3920.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119411: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] Singapore")
![Kew Gardens K001119412: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/469f07bfdab45b6f15061965334f527f.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119412: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] India")
![Kew Gardens K001119413: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b516de9730472fe4e041cff9f8655c21.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119413: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] India")
![Kew Gardens K001119414: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/cb623e67dd7d23f04991632fde21586c.jpg "Kew Gardens K001119414: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001132700: s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/dec839c596e8b4c27ab5a7ed5a1e04b0.jpg "Kew Gardens K001132700: s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001132710: s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b6ee33d56c9b296e1a62ea1bff231780.jpg "Kew Gardens K001132710: s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India")
Cyperaceae Gen. Pl. 26. 1789. (4 Aug 1789)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 26. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000244890: Horne, J. [626] Seychelles Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000244891: Horne, J. [626] Seychelles Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000607953: Barrett, R.L.; et. al. [4895] Australia Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001039072: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4474] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119394: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3440] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119395: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119396: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119397: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3441] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119398: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3441] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119399: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3441] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119400: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3442] Nepal Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119401: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3442] Nepal Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119402: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119403: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119404: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119405: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119406: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119407: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119408: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119409: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119410: s.coll. [Cat. no. 3443] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119411: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] Singapore Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119412: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119413: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001119414: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3443] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001132700: s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001132710: s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Juss.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 30000197-2
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: Cyperaceae
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae
Subtaxa
- Abildgaardieae
- Asterochaete
- Bisboeckelereae
- Bolboschoeneae
- Calliscirpeae
- Cariceae
- Carpheae
- Chaetospora
- Chrysitricheae
- Cladieae
- Cryptangieae
- Cypereae
- Dulichieae
- Eleocharideae
- Fuireneae
- Hypolytreae
- Khaosokieae
- Pseudoschoeneae
- Rhynchocladium
- Rhynchosporeae
- Schoeneae
- Schoenoplectieae
- Scirpeae
- Sclerieae
- Sumatroscirpeae
- Trichophoreae
- Trilepideae
Taxonomic References
- literature : APG IV: The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181: 1–20.
- person : The Cyperaceae TEN The World Flora Online classification for Cyperaceae is curated by the Cyperaceae TEN in the Aphia platform.
- database : Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperaceae Juss.. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382428
Treatment References
- literature : APG IV: The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181: 1–20.
- person : The Cyperaceae TEN The World Flora Online classification for Cyperaceae is curated by the Cyperaceae TEN in the Aphia platform.
- database : Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperaceae Juss.. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382428