Cyperus elatus
Species of plant of in the sedge family
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Cyperus elatus is a species of Cyperus in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, which is found from China to tropical Asia,[1] and to Indonesia.[2]
| Cyperus elatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. elatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus elatus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyperus bispicatus Steud. Cyperus racemosus Retz. | |
The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1756.[3][4]
