Cyperus arenarius

Taxonavigation

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

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

Cyperus arenarius Retz., 1786

Homotypic
- Cyperus conglomeratus var. arenarius (Retz.) Coss. in Expl. Sci. Algerie 2: 245 (1868)
Heterotypic
- Cyperus arenarius var. nairii Yarrayya, G.V.S.Murthy & Ratna Kumar in Taiwania 61: 221 (2016)
- Cyperus persicus Boiss. & Hohen. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 39 (1854)
- Scirpus glomeratus B.Heyne ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 3460 (1831), nom. nud.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Peninsular Arabia
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia
- Regional: Southwestern Asia
  - Iran
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Vietnam
- Introduced into:
  - KwaZulu-Natal

Retzius, A.J. 1786/1787. Observationes Botanicae: sex fasciculis comprehensae. Fasc. 4. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusium. BHL Reference page. : 4: 9

Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus arenarius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus arenarius. Published online. Accessed: June 02 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus arenarius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 June 2025. Reference page.