Cyperaceae
Cyperus malaccensis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 短叶茳芏, 茳芏, 席草, 三角藺草, 藺草
- Indonesian
- Wlingi laut, Bundung, Kedot
- Japanese
- シチトウ, シチトウイ, シットウイ, リュウキュウイ, 七島い, 七島イ, 七島藺, 琉球藺
- Sundanese
- Daréngdéng
Synonyms
- Chlorocyperus malaccensis (Lam.) Palla
- Cyperus malaccensis var. malaccensis
Flowers
- In flower
- August, November (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 高山田鼠, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Cyperus malaccensis: 茳芏(鹹水草) Cyperus malaccensis [香港濕地公園 Hong Kong Wetland Park]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/%E8%8C%B3%E8%8A%8F%28%E9%B9%B9%E6%B0%B4%E8%8D%89%29_Cyperus_malaccensis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%BF%95%E5%9C%B0%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Wetland_Park-_%289219891923%29.jpg/1280px-%E8%8C%B3%E8%8A%8F%28%E9%B9%B9%E6%B0%B4%E8%8D%89%29_Cyperus_malaccensis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%BF%95%E5%9C%B0%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92_Hong_Kong_Wetland_Park-_%289219891923%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: shi zhao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: shi zhao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist ![Cyperus malaccensis: 短葉茳芏 Cyperus malaccensis v brevifolius [香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/%E7%9F%AD%E8%91%89%E8%8C%B3%E8%8A%8F_Cyperus_malaccensis_v_brevifolius_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289673694292%29.jpg/1280px-%E7%9F%AD%E8%91%89%E8%8C%B3%E8%8A%8F_Cyperus_malaccensis_v_brevifolius_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%98%89%E9%81%93%E7%90%86%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4_Kadoorie_Farm%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289673694292%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.