Cyperus aromaticus

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

Cyperus aromaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus
Species:	C. aromaticus
Binomial name
Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.
Synonyms[1]
Cyperus aromaticus var. brachyrhizomatosus Kük. Cyperus aromaticus var. repens Kük. Cyperus aromaticus var. teres (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Cyperus teres (C.B.Clarke) Lye Kyllinga aromatica Ridl. (1884) (basionym) Kyllinga erecta var. polyphylla (Willd. ex Kunth) S.S.Hooper Kyllinga involucrata Bojer ex Baker Kyllinga macrantha Boeckeler Kyllinga planiceps C.B.Clarke Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth Kyllinga teres C.B.Clarke Kyllinga teres var. aphylla Cherm.

Cyperus aromaticus, the aromatic kyllinga,^[2] is a perennial plant with triangular stems and aromatic leaves, native to tropical Africa.^[1][3][4] It is also found as an introduced species in parts of Asia and Australia. The plant grows in wet, moist areas and is characterized by a flowering head that forms a tuft of spikelets.^[5] It was first formally described in 1884 by Henry Nicholas Ridley.