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Cyperaceae

Cyperus cephalotes Vahl

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus cephalotes: Cyperus cephalotes in the New York Botanical Garden
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.