Cyperaceae
Cyperus cephalotes
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 少花穗莎草
- Thai
- กกแพรกน้ำ
Synonyms
- Anosporum cephalotes (Vahl) Kurz
- Anosporum monocephalum (Roxb.) Nees
- Anosporum monocephalum (Roxb.) Boeck.
- Cyperus cephalotes var. grandiceps Kük.
- Cyperus hookerianus Thwaites
- Cyperus monocephaloides Roxb. ex Nees
- Cyperus monocephalus Roxb.
- Cyperus monogynus Boeckeler
- Cyperus natans Buch.-Ham. ex C.B.Clarke
- Ficinia foliaceobracteata H.Pfeiff.
- Hydroschoenus kyllingioides Zoll. & Moritzi
- Trentepohlia bifoliata Boeckeler
- Ungeria monocephala (Roxb.) Nees ex C.B.Clarke
Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.