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Cyperus esculentus

species of plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae
Taxon taxon Q1165724
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Summary

Cyperus esculentus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,620 views/month, #811 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Cyperus[5]
  • Taxon name: Cyperus esculentus[6]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[7]
  • Has use: vegetable[8]
  • Commons category: Cyperus esculentus[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[10]
  • Described by source: Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[11]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12901[12]
  • This taxon is source of: حب العزيز[13]
  • Short name: C. esculentus[14]
  • Taxon common name: Erdmandel[15], yellow nutsedge[16], Atadwe[17], Chufa[18], Souchet comestible[19], Zigolo dolce[20], Cibora jadalna[21], Сыть съедобная[22], Чуфа[23], แห้วไทย[24], Amande de Terre[25], Earth Almond[26], Earth Nut[27], Tiger Nut[28]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[29]

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Identifiers

Cyperus esculentus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76584[30]. Cyperus esculentus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1053340[31]. Cyperus esculentus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1121991[32]. Cyperus esculentus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2716226[33]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 39888[34] and 565755[35].

Why It Matters

Cyperus esculentus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Angola People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved . explorer.natureserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 39888, 565755
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'bm', 'bo', 'ca', 'ceb', 'co', 'c
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  2. 28d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cyperus-esculentus
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  3. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12171486-n
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  4. 10w ago · Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → Brazil
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  5. 17w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Reflora id → FB22614
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  6. 22w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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