Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus croceus Vahl
1680699 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680699)
accepted
Species
Cyperus baldwinii Torr. · unaccepted
Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb. · unaccepted
Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton · unaccepted
Cyperus globulosus var. multiflorus Kük. & Ekman · unaccepted
Cyperus globulosus var. pseudofiliculmis Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small · unaccepted
Dichostylis baldwinii (Torr.) Palla · unaccepted
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Herbs perennial, cespitose. Culms trigonous, (4–)14–45 cm × 1–2 mm, glabrous. Leaves yellow-green, flat, 18–44 cm...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Vahl] ii. 357. 1805 to Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 357 (1805),...
Description Herbs perennial, cespitose. Culms trigonous, (4–)14–45 cm × 1–2 mm, glabrous. Leaves yellow-green, flat, 18–44 cm × 3–4.5 mm. Inflorescences: spikes densely to loosely globose to ovoid, 10–20 mm wide; rays (3–)5–9(–14), 1–15(–26) cm; rachis 3–6(–9) mm; bracts (4–)6–9(–11), horizontal to ascending at 45°, flat, 1–30 cm × 0.5–4 mm; rachilla deciduous, wings persistent, 0.3–0.5(–0.8) mm wide. Spikelets (10–)30–50, oblong to lanceoloid, quadrangular to subterete, compressed, 4–8 × 1–1.3 mm; distal spikelet spreading or ascending; floral scales persistent, (1–)2–4(–6), appressed, whitish with red speckles, laterally 2–4-ribbed, ovate, 2.3–3.6 × 1.8–2.2 mm. Flowers: anthers 0.5 mm; styles 0.6–1.3 mm; stigmas 1.2–2.6 mm. Achenes reddish brown to nearly black, sessile, oblong, ellipsoid, 2–2.4 × 0.4–0.5(–0.7) mm, apex ± truncate-emarginate, apiculate, surfaces puncticulate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Vahl] ii. 357. 1805 to Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 357 (1805),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Vahl] ii. 357. 1805 to Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 357 (1805), 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 croceus Vahl. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680699 on 2025-12-17
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Herbs perennial, cespitose. Culms trigonous, (4–)14–45 cm × 1–2 mm, glabrous. Leaves yellow-green, flat, 18–44 cm × 3–4.5 mm. Inflorescences: spikes densely to loosely globose to ovoid, 10–20 mm wide; rays (3–)5–9(–14), 1–15(–26) cm; rachis 3–6(–9) mm; bracts (4–)6–9(–11), horizontal to ascending at 45°, flat, 1–30 cm × 0.5–4 mm; rachilla deciduous, wings persistent, 0.3–0.5(–0.8) mm wide. Spikelets (10–)30–50, oblong to lanceoloid, quadrangular to subterete, compressed, 4–8 × 1–1.3 mm; distal spikelet spreading or ascending; floral scales persistent, (1–)2–4(–6), appressed, whitish with red speckles, laterally 2–4-ribbed, ovate, 2.3–3.6 × 1.8–2.2 mm. Flowers: anthers 0.5 mm; styles 0.6–1.3 mm; stigmas 1.2–2.6 mm. Achenes reddish brown to nearly black, sessile, oblong, ellipsoid, 2–2.4 × 0.4–0.5(–0.7) mm, apex ± truncate-emarginate, apiculate, surfaces puncticulate. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Vahl] ii. 357. 1805 to Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 357 (1805), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus croceus)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Dichostylis baldwinii (Torr.) Palla)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. multiflorus Kük. & Ekman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. pseudofiliculmis Kük.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_echinatus_multiflorus_NY11645_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_echinatus_multiflorus_NY11646_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. multiflorus Kük. & Ekman)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. pseudofiliculmis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Dichostylis baldwinii (Torr.) Palla)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus croceus)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Dichostylis baldwinii (Torr.) Palla)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. multiflorus Kük. & Ekman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. pseudofiliculmis Kük.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_echinatus_multiflorus_NY11645_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_echinatus_multiflorus_NY11646_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. multiflorus Kük. & Ekman)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus globulosus var. pseudofiliculmis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus cyclostachyus Griseb.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus multiflorus (Britton) Small)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Dichostylis baldwinii (Torr.) Palla)
