Cyperus
Temporal range: |
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| Dwarf umbrella-sedge, Cyperus albostriatus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Cyperaceae |
| Genus: |
Cyperus
L. |
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| Species |
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About 700 |
| Synonyms |
List
- Acorellus Palla ex Kneuck.
- Adupla Bosc ex Juss.
- Aliniella J.Raynal, nom. illeg., non Skvortzow
- Alinula J.Raynal
- Androcoma Nees
- Androtrichum (Brongn.) Brongn.
- Anosporum Nees
- Antrolepis Welw.
- Ascolepis Nees
- Ascopholis C.E.C.Fisch.
- Atomostylis Steud.
- Borabora Steud.
- Chlorocyperus Rikli
- Comostemum Nees
- Courtoisina Soják
- Crepidocarpus Klotzsch ex Boeckeler
- Cylindrolepis Boeckeler
- Cyprolepis Steud.
- Diclidium Schrad. ex Nees
- Didymia Phil.
- Distimus Raf.
- Duval-jouvea Palla
- Epiphystis Trin.
- Eucyperus Rikli
- Galilea Parl.
- Hedychloe Raf.
- Hemicarpha Nees
- Hydroschoenus Zoll. & Moritzi
- Hypaelyptum Vahl
- Indocourtoisia Bennet & Raizada
- Juncellus C.B.Clarke
- Killinga T.Lestib.
- Kyllinga Rottb.
- Kyllingiella R.W.Haines & Lye
- Lipocarpha R.Br.
- Lyprolepis Steud.
- Mariscopsis Cherm.
- Marisculus Goetgh
- Mariscus Gaertn., nom. illeg., non Scop.
- Mariscus Vahl, nom. cons.
- Megarrhena Schrad. ex Nees
- Opetiola Gaertn.
- Oxycaryum Nees
- Papyrus Willd.
- Platylepis Kunth
- Pseudomariscus Rauschert
- Pterachne Schrad. ex Nees
- Pterocyperus Opiz
- Pterogyne Schrad. ex Nees
- Pycreus P.Beauv.
- Queenslandiella Domin
- Raynalia Soják
- Remirea Aubl.
- Rikliella J.Raynal
- Sorostachys Steud.
- Sphaerocyperus Lye
- Sphaeromariscus E.G.Camus
- Thryocephalon J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Torreya Raf.
- Torulinium Desv. ex Ham.
- Trentepohlia Boeckeler
- Ungeria Nees ex C.B.Clarke
- Volkiella Merxm. & Czech
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Cyperus is a large genus of about 700 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.