Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus filiformis Sw.
1680792 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680792)
accepted
Species
Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis (Kunth) Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus havanensis Kunth · unaccepted
Cyperus ornithopus Pers. · unaccepted
Cyperus underwoodii Britton · unaccepted
Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin. · unaccepted
Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth · unaccepted
Mariscus havanensis Kunth · unaccepted
Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
- Forma Cyperus filiformis f. coloratus Kük. accepted as Cyperus floridanus Britton
- Forma Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Kük. accepted as Cyperus filiformis Sw.
- Forma Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Kük. accepted as Cyperus filiformis Sw.
- Forma Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Kük. accepted as Cyperus filiformis Sw.
- Variety Cyperus filiformis var. densiceps Kük. accepted as Cyperus floridanus Britton
- Variety Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis (Kunth) Kük. accepted as Cyperus filiformis Sw.
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Herbs, perennial. Culms trigon-ous, 20–36 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Leaves flat, 4–22 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescence a single...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 20 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 20 (1788),...
Description Herbs, perennial. Culms trigon-ous, 20–36 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Leaves flat, 4–22 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescence a single loose cluster of spikelets; rays 0–(1–2), if present, to 4 cm; bracts 2–3, ascending, 1–8 cm × 0.7–1 mm; rachilla with wings 0.6 mm wide. Spikelets 2–8, linear, terete, 6–20 × 0.7–1 mm; floral scales 6–10, medially green, laterally brown, medially faintly 3-ribbed, laterally faintly 3–5-ribbed, ovate, 2.5–3 × 2 mm. Flowers: anthers 1 mm; styles 0.5 mm; stigmas 1 mm. Achenes black, sessile, obovoid, 2 × 0.8 mm, apex scarcely apiculate, surfaces puncticulate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 20 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 20 (1788),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 20 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 20 (1788), 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 filiformis Sw.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680792 on 2025-12-15
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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. Culms trigon-ous, 20–36 cm × 0.5–1 mm. Leaves flat, 4–22 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescence a single loose cluster of spikelets; rays 0–(1–2), if present, to 4 cm; bracts 2–3, ascending, 1–8 cm × 0.7–1 mm; rachilla with wings 0.6 mm wide. Spikelets 2–8, linear, terete, 6–20 × 0.7–1 mm; floral scales 6–10, medially green, laterally brown, medially faintly 3-ribbed, laterally faintly 3–5-ribbed, ovate, 2.5–3 × 2 mm. Flowers: anthers 1 mm; styles 0.5 mm; stigmas 1 mm. Achenes black, sessile, obovoid, 2 × 0.8 mm, apex scarcely apiculate, surfaces puncticulate. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 20 1788 to Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 20 (1788), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mariscus havanensis Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cyperus ornithopus Pers.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus havanensis Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus filiformis)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus havanensis Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ornithopus Pers.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus havanensis Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis (Kunth) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Kük.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_underwoodii_NY11757_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus havanensis Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ornithopus Pers.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis (Kunth) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus havanensis Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mariscus havanensis Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cyperus ornithopus Pers.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus havanensis Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus filiformis)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus havanensis Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ornithopus Pers.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus havanensis Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis (Kunth) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Kük.)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_underwoodii_NY11757_type_1) (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Epiphystis ophiuroides Trin.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus underwoodii Britton)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus havanensis Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ornithopus Pers.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. subfilifolius Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. robustior Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis f. filifolius Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus filiformis var. havanensis (Kunth) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Torulinium filiforme (Sw.) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus filiformis (Sw.) Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus havanensis Kunth)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
