Cyperus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161224
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Cyperus

Summary

Cyperus is a taxon[1]. Cyperus ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month, #1,447 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cyperus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cyperus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cyperus belongs to the parent taxon Cypereae[5].
  • Cyperus's scientific name is Cyperus[6].
  • Cyperus's Commons category is recorded as Cyperus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Cyperus is Cyperus esculentus[8].
  • Cyperus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyperus[9].
  • Cyperus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Cyperus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 11[11].
  • Cyperus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • Cyperus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Courtoisina[14].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Kyllinga[15].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Lipocarpha[16].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Pycreus[17].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Remirea[18].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Torulinium[19].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Juncellus[20].
  • Cyperus's taxon synonym is recorded as Mariscus[21].
  • Cyperus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3293[22].
  • Cyperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'flatsedge'}[23].
  • Cyperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Biesies'}[24].
  • Cyperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Uintjies'}[25].
  • Cyperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سعد'}[26].
  • Cyperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Topalaq'}[27].

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Classification

Cyperus's scientific name is Cyperus[6]. Cyperus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cyperus belongs to the parent taxon Cypereae[5]. The taxonomic type of Cyperus is Cyperus esculentus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'flatsedge'}[23], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Biesies'}[24], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Uintjies'}[25], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سعد'}[26], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Topalaq'}[27], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'šáchor'}[28].

Identifiers

Cyperus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52734[29]. Cyperus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4610[30]. Cyperus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29130[31]. Cyperus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2713455[32]. Cyperus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39882[33].

Why It Matters

Cyperus ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month, #1,447 of 195,241).[2] Cyperus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Cyperus is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . iNaturalist. inaturalist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . iNaturalist. inaturalist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Taxonomic type Cyperus esculentus
    Different from Czcibora
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 11, The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge +1
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