Cyperus sphaerocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:

Cyperus sphaerocephalus Vahl, 1805

Heterotypic
- Cyperus obtusiflorus var. sphaerocephalus (Vahl) Kük. in Bot. Not. 1934: 67 (1934)
Heterotypic
- Cyperus compactus var. flavissimus (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 552 (1894)
- Cyperus flavissimus Schrad. in Gött. Gel. Anz. 3: 2067 (1821)
- Cyperus niveus var. flavissimus (Schrad.) Lye in R.W.Haines & K.A.Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 257 (1983)
- Cyperus obtusiflorus var. flavissimus (Schrad.) Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 529 (1868)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Eswatini, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania Regional: Central Africa Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Vahl, M. 1805. Enumeratio plantarum, vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis. Vol. II. XVI+423 pp. Typis N. Mölleri & filii, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 310

Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus sphaerocephalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 03. Published online. Accessed: June 2025. Reference page.