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

Cyperus rotundus 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 rotundus*	(L.) Palla	homotypic synonym
*Pycreus rotundus*	(L.) Hayek	homotypic synonym
*Cyperus rotundus subsp. tuberosus*	(Rottb.) Kük.	heterotypic synonym
*Cyperus tuberosus*	Rottb.	heterotypic synonym
*Cyperus olivaris*	O. Targ. Tozz.	synonym
*Cyperus rotundus subsp. eu-rotundus*	Maire & Weiller	synonym; nom. inval.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: castanyola; jónça; jónçara; jònçara; xuflera borda 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).

English-United States: Nut-grass; Purple Nutsedge sources: english PESI focal point;Charles Hussey

Galician: cinxa; xunca; xuncia 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).

Georgian: მრგვალი თავნასკვა sources: Georgia PESI focal point

German: Knollen-Zypergras; Rund-Zypergras sources: Germany PESI focal point;german PESI focal point

Lithuanian: riešutinė viksvuolė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Majorcan: jonça; jonça de cordellar; junsa 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: albafor redondo; junça da Asia; junça de conta; junça redonda; junça-brava; junça-de-conta; juncinha 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: сыть круглая sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: okrogla ostrica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: ajuncia; castañuelo; chinceta; chufas; juncia; juncia castellana; juncia menor; juncia real; juncia redonda; juncia redondilla; patatica; unsia 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).

Turkish: Topalak sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Смикавець бульбоносний sources: Ukranian PESI focal point

Valencian: junça; xufa borda; xufera borda; xuflera borda

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 rotundus L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=D9479C1B-451C-4EF5-8F21-524B59740072

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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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