Cyperus cyperoides

(L.) Kuntze (1898)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus: Cyperus

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Description

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Synonyms (70)

Cyperus biglumis C.B.Clarke (1884)

Cyperus cylindrostachys var. subcompositus (C.B.Clarke) Skottsb. (1944)

Cyperus cyperoides subsp. pseudoflavus (C.B.Clarke) Lye (1983)

Cyperus cyperoides var. aureus Peter ex Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. brevispicatus Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. clarkei (Turrill ex Craib) Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. cyperoides

Cyperus cyperoides var. evolutior (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (1932)

Cyperus cyperoides var. khasianus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. microstachys Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. nossibeensis (Steud.) Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. ovalis Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. polyphyllus Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. repens Kük. (1936)

Cyperus cyperoides var. subcompositus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (1936)

Cyperus flexifolius Boeckeler ex Reinecke (1898)

Cyperus konkanensis T.Cooke (1908)

Cyperus kraussii Boeckeler (1870)

Cyperus linctus G.Forst. (1786)

Cyperus macrocarpus var. humbertii (Cherm.) Kük. (1936)

Cyperus macrocarpus var. submacrocarpus Kük. (1936)

Cyperus manilensis Boeckeler ex Warb. (1890)

Cyperus sieberianus (Nees ex C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. (1898)

Cyperus steudelianus Boeckeler (1870)

Cyperus subumbellatus Kük. (1936)

Cyperus subumbellatus var. sessilispicatus Kük. (1936)

Cyperus subumbellatus var. subglobosus Kük. (1936)

Cyperus umbellatus Roxb. (1832)

Kyllinga biglumis (Gaertn.) Steud. (1840)

Kyllinga sumatrensis Retz. (1786)

Kyllinga umbellata Rottb. (1773)

Kyllinga umbellata var. sumatrensis (Retz.) Willd. (1797)

Lipocarpha mangarevica H.St.John (1988)

Mariscus alternifolius Vahl (1805)

Mariscus biglumis Gaertn. (1788)

Mariscus clarkei Turrill ex Craib (1912)

Mariscus concinnus Schrad. ex Nees (1842)

Mariscus concinnus var. evolutior (C.B.Clarke) Panigrahi (1999)

Mariscus concinnus var. khasianus (C.B.Clarke) Panigrahi (1999)

Mariscus concinnus var. subcompositus (C.B.Clarke) Panigrahi (1999)

Mariscus corymbosus Boeckeler (1858)

Mariscus cyperoides (L.) Urb. (1900)

Mariscus cyperoides var. capitatus Domin (1915)

Mariscus humbertii Cherm. (1919)

Mariscus linctus M.R.Almeida (2009)

Mariscus linctus var. subcompositus (C.B.Clarke) M.R.Almeida (2009)

Mariscus macer Kunth (1837)

Mariscus nossibeensis Steud. (1854)

Mariscus pachystachyus Steud. (1854)

Mariscus philippensis Steud. (1854)

Mariscus polyphyllus Steud. (1842)

Mariscus pseudoflavus C.B.Clarke (1909)

Mariscus quarrei Cherm. (1934)

Mariscus sieberianus Nees ex C.B.Clarke (1854)

Mariscus sieberianus var. evolutior C.B.Clarke (1893)

Mariscus sieberianus var. khasianus C.B.Clarke (1893)

Mariscus sieberianus var. nossibeensis (Steud.) Cherm. (1919)

Mariscus sieberianus var. subcompositus C.B.Clarke (1893)

Mariscus steudelianus (Boeckeler) Cufod. (1970)

Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) J.Raynal (1975)

Mariscus sumatrensis var. evolutior (C.B.Clarke) Karthik. (1989)

Mariscus sumatrensis var. khasianus (C.B.Clarke) Karthik. (1989)

Mariscus sumatrensis var. microstachys (Kük.) L.K.Dai (2009)

Mariscus sumatrensis var. subcompositus (C.B.Clarke) Karthik. (1989)

Mariscus umbellatus (Rottb.) Vahl (1805)

Mariscus umbellatus var. evolutior (C.B.Clarke) E.G.Camus (1912)

Mariscus umbellatus var. microstachys (Kük.) Tang & F.T.Wang (1961)

Mariscus umbellatus var. sieberianus E.G.Camus (1912)

Mariscus umbellatus var. subcompositus (C.B.Clarke) Tang & F.T.Wang (1961)

Scirpus cyperoides L. (1771)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Lana'i Potentially naturalizing

Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents

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Conservation Status

IUCN:Least Concern

Bibliography

Name Published In: Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 333 (1898)

Other References

Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1996:4 (NEWNAT/H); Strong & Wagner 1997:40 (DESCR, KEY); Faccenda 2023b:74 (L); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:169 (remove H [re-IDed as C. phleoides])

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Cyperus cyperoides	Kaqa vicinity of Kapukaloa.	Single plant observed in grassy area. Vegetation: Degraded Dodonaea Lowland Dry Shrubland.	Preserved_Specimen		Oppenheimer, H.L.	101809	Lanai	BISH	2013-10-11

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