Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus niveus Retz.
1680270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680270)
accepted
Species
- Variety Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg
- Variety Cyperus niveus var. niveus Retz.
- Variety Cyperus niveus var. tisserantii (Cherm.) Lye
- Variety Cyperus niveus var. flavissimus (Schrad.) Lye accepted as Cyperus sphaerocephalus Vahl
- Variety Cyperus niveus var. ledermannii (Kük.) Lye accepted as Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg
- Variety Cyperus niveus var. polyphyllus Boeckeler accepted as Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) v. 12. 1788 [Sep 1788] to Observ. Bot. 5: 12...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) v. 12. 1788 [Sep 1788] to Observ. Bot. 5: 12 (1788), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperus niveus Retz.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680270 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) v. 12. 1788 [Sep 1788] to Observ. Bot. 5: 12 (1788), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
