Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > 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
*Dichostylis*	P. Beauv.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinolytrum*	Desv.	heterotypic synonym
*Kyllinga*	Rottb.	heterotypic synonym
*Pycreus*	P. Beauv.	heterotypic synonym
*Acorellus*	Palla	synonym
*Chlorocyperus*	Rikli	synonym
*Duvaljouvea*	Palla	synonym
*Juncellus*	C. B. Clarke	synonym
*Mariscus*	Vahl	synonym
*Torulinium*	Ham.	synonym

Species group names

*Chlorocyperus aureus*	(K. Richt.) Palla ex Kneuck.	heterotypic synonym
*Cyperus aureus*	Ten.	synonym
*Cyperus esculentus var. sativus*	Boeckeler	synonym
*Cyperus melanorhizus*	Delile	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: bedaur; bedaurr; bedaurra; chufa; txufa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: chufas; ciperó; junça xufera; xufa; xufla; xuflas; xuflera; xufles; xufleta; xufletes sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: castañeta; chufa; herba da bola; junquinhamansa; xunca; xunca doce; xuncia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: ravanisses dolces; ravenisses dolces; xufletas; xufletes sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: junça; junça nutritiva; junça-de-comer; junça-mansa; junças; juncinha-avelanada; junquinha mansa; junquinha-avelanada; junquinhamansa; junquinha-mansa; xunca doce sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: abelasia; castañuela; chufa; chufas; chufletas; cochufas; cotufa; cotufas; juncia avellanada; juncia comestible; junco dulce sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: chufes; jufera; junsa chufera; xufa

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 45. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. Cyperus esculentus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ba709f0d-74a8-404e-bef9-93cb0bcebfae

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.