Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Cyperaceae > Genus Cyperus

Cyperus esculentus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CyperusL.accepted genus name
Acorellus Palla synonym
Chlorocyperus Rikli synonym
Dichostylis P. Beauv. synonym
Duvaljouvea Palla synonym
Juncellus C. B. Clarke synonym
Mariscus Vahl synonym
Torulinium Ham. synonym

Species group names

Chlorocyperus esculentus synonym
Cyperus aureus Ten. synonym
Cyperus esculentus var. sativus Boeck. synonym
Cyperus melanorhizus Delile synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Catalan: chufas; ciperó; junça xufera; xufa; xufla; xuflas; xuflera; xufles; xufleta; xufletes sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Knolcyperus sources: Dutch Species Register
 English-United States: Chufa Flatsedge ; Yellow Nutsedge sources: english PESI focal point;Charles Hussey
 Euskera: bedaur; bedaurr; bedaurra; chufa; txufa sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: castañeta; chufa; herba da bola; junquinhamansa; xunca doce sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 German: Erdmandel sources: Germany PESI focal point
 Greek: Εδώδιμος κύπειρος sources: Greek PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: valgomoji viksvuolė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point
 Majorcan: ravanisses dolces; ravenisses dolces; xufletas; xufletes sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Portuguese: junça nutritiva; junça-de-comer; junça-mansa; junças; juncinha-avelanada; junquinha mansa; junquinha-avelanada; junquinhamansa; junquinha-mansa; xunca doce sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Russian: земляной миндаль; чуфа sources: Russian PESI focal point
 Slovenian: užitna ostrica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: abelasia; chufa; chufletas; cochufas; cotufa; cotufas; juncia avellanada; juncia comestible; junco dulce sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: jordmandel
 Turkish: Yerbademi sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: Смикавець їстівний sources: Ukranian PESI focal point
 Valencian: chufes; jufera; junsa chufera; xufa

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. (2011): Cyperaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Cyperus esculentus L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=BA709F0D-74A8-404E-BEF9-93CB0BCEBFAE

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Occurrence

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2011-02-07 by Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Luceño, M. (2011): Cyperaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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