Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
1679223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1679223)
accepted
Species
Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye · unaccepted
Kyllinga aromatica Ridl. · unaccepted
Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker · unaccepted
Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler · unaccepted
Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth · unaccepted
Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm. · unaccepted
- Variety Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük. accepted as Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
- Variety Cyperus aromaticus var. elatior (Kunth) Kük. accepted as Cyperus ruwenzoriensis (C.B.Clarke) Huygh
- Variety Cyperus aromaticus var. elatus (Steud.) Kük. accepted as Cyperus melanospermus subsp. elatus (Steud.) Lye
- Variety Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük. accepted as Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
- Variety Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük. accepted as Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 581 1936 to Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(101): 581...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 581 1936 to Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(101): 581 (1936), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1679223 on 2026-09-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1901). Cyperaceae. In: Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. (ed.), Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 8 (Pt. 1): pp. 266–384. London: L. Reeve & Co., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/379171#page/278/mode/1up
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basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 276 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 581 1936 to Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(101): 581 (1936), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus aromaticus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 174 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 174 proteins) (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 174 proteins) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla Hooper BM000922548 type 1) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla Hooper BM000922549 type 1) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla Hooper BM000922550 type 1) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus aromaticus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 174 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 174 proteins) (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 174 proteins) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla Hooper BM000922548 type 1) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla Hooper BM000922549 type 1) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla Hooper BM000922550 type 1) (from synonym Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper)
