Cyperaceae

Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus

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Cyperus aromaticus (Cyperus aromaticus) — Photo: James, T, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: سيبيروس أروماتيكوس
Chinese: 水蜈蚣

Synonyms

Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük.
Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük.
Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye
Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.
Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper
Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker
Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler
Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke
Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth
Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke
Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.