Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Cyperaceae > Genus Cyperus

Cyperus esculentus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cyperus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Acorellus*	Palla	synonym
*Chlorocyperus*	Rikli	synonym
*Dichostylis*	P. Beauv.	synonym
*Duvaljouvea*	Palla	synonym
*Juncellus*	C. B. Clarke	synonym
*Mariscus*	Vahl	synonym
*Torulinium*	Ham.	synonym

Species group names

*Chlorocyperus esculentus*		synonym
*Cyperus aureus*	Ten.	synonym
*Cyperus esculentus var. sativus*	Boeck.	synonym
*Cyperus melanorhizus*	Delile	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: chufas; ciperó; junça xufera; xufa; xufla; xuflas; xuflera; xufles; xufleta; xufletes sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Dutch: Knolcyperus sources: Dutch Species Register

English-United States: Chufa Flatsedge ; Yellow Nutsedge sources: english PESI focal point;Charles Hussey

Euskera: bedaur; bedaurr; bedaurra; chufa; txufa sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Galician: castañeta; chufa; herba da bola; junquinhamansa; xunca doce sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

German: Erdmandel sources: Germany PESI focal point

Greek: Εδώδιμος κύπειρος sources: Greek PESI focal point

Lithuanian: valgomoji viksvuolė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Majorcan: ravanisses dolces; ravenisses dolces; xufletas; xufletes sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Portuguese: junça nutritiva; junça-de-comer; junça-mansa; junças; juncinha-avelanada; junquinha mansa; junquinha-avelanada; junquinhamansa; junquinha-mansa; xunca doce sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Russian: земляной миндаль; чуфа sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: užitna ostrica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: abelasia; chufa; chufletas; cochufas; cotufa; cotufas; juncia avellanada; juncia comestible; junco dulce sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Swedish: jordmandel

Turkish: Yerbademi sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Смикавець їстівний sources: Ukranian PESI focal point

Valencian: chufes; jufera; junsa chufera; xufa

Literature

nomenclatural reference	L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. (2011): Cyperaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Cyperus esculentus L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=BA709F0D-74A8-404E-BEF9-93CB0BCEBFAE

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2011-02-07 by Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. (2011): Cyperaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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