Cyperaceae taxon details
Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph.Wood
1680757 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680757)
accepted
Species
Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr. · unaccepted
Cyperus ovularis var. americanus Boeckeler · unaccepted
Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler · unaccepted
Cyperus ovularis var. wolfii (Alph.Wood) Kük. · unaccepted
Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood · unaccepted
Kyllinga ovularis Michx. · unaccepted
Mariscus bracheilema Steud. · unaccepted
Mariscus drummondii Steud. · unaccepted
Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott · unaccepted
Mariscus globulosus Urb. · unaccepted
Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl · unaccepted
Mariscus ovularis var. tenellus Torr. · unaccepted
Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth · unaccepted
Mariscus rivularis Walp. · unaccepted
Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth · unaccepted
Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud. · unaccepted
Schoenus umbellatus Jacq. · unaccepted
Scirpus echinatus L. · unaccepted
- Variety Cyperus echinatus var. multiflorus Britton accepted as Cyperus croceus Vahl
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Homotypic synonym: Cyperus ghanechinatus Huygh (Larridon et al. 2014: 39), nom. superfl
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Class-book Bot. 734 1861 to Class-book Bot. : 734 (1861), information...
Taxonomic remark Non Cyperus afroechinatus Lye (1983: 231), non Kyllinga echinata S.S.Hooper (1972: 580)
Taxonomic remark Homotypic synonym: Cyperus ghanechinatus Huygh (Larridon et al. 2014: 39), nom. superfl [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Class-book Bot. 734 1861 to Class-book Bot. : 734 (1861), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Class-book Bot. 734 1861 to Class-book Bot. : 734 (1861), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Taxonomic remark Non Cyperus afroechinatus Lye (1983: 231), non Kyllinga echinata S.S.Hooper (1972: 580)
Taxonomic remark Non Cyperus afroechinatus Lye (1983: 231), non Kyllinga echinata S.S.Hooper (1972: 580) [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph.Wood. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680757 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]




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Taxonomic remark Homotypic synonym: Cyperus ghanechinatus Huygh (Larridon et al. 2014: 39), nom. superfl [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Class-book Bot. 734 1861 to Class-book Bot. : 734 (1861), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Taxonomic remark Non Cyperus afroechinatus Lye (1983: 231), non Kyllinga echinata S.S.Hooper (1972: 580) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus drummondii Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (180 publications) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mariscus rivularis Walp.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Schoenus umbellatus Jacq.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mariscus bracheilema Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Scirpus echinatus L.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga ovularis Michx.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Mariscus globulosus Urb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus echinatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To Genève Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis G00018486 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Genève Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis G00018487 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus globulosus Urb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga ovularis Michx.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus bracheilema Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus drummondii Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenus umbellatus Jacq.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus echinatus L.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. wolfii (Alph.Wood) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. americanus Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus rivularis Walp.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_wolfii_NY11711_holotype_1) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga ovularis Michx.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus drummondii Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus bracheilema Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus globulosus Urb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenus umbellatus Jacq.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus rivularis Walp.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. americanus Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. wolfii (Alph.Wood) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus echinatus L.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis E00200164 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis E00200186 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Cyperus ovularis K000362747 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud. BM000922487 type 1) (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus wolfii US85922 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus drummondii Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (180 publications) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mariscus rivularis Walp.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Schoenus umbellatus Jacq.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mariscus bracheilema Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Scirpus echinatus L.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Kyllinga ovularis Michx.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Mariscus globulosus Urb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus echinatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To Genève Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis G00018486 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Genève Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis G00018487 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus globulosus Urb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kyllinga ovularis Michx.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus bracheilema Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus drummondii Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenus umbellatus Jacq.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus echinatus L.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. wolfii (Alph.Wood) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. americanus Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus rivularis Walp.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Cyperus_wolfii_NY11711_holotype_1) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kyllinga ovularis Michx.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus drummondii Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus bracheilema Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus ovularis (Michx.) Vahl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus globulosus Urb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus echinatus (L.) Elliott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenus umbellatus Jacq.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus retroflexus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus sphaericus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus rivularis Walp.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. americanus Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus ovularis var. tenellus Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. wolfii (Alph.Wood) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus echinatus L.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus ovularis var. sphaericus Boeckeler)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis E00200164 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Cyperus ovularis E00200186 syntype 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Cyperus ovularis K000362747 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud. BM000922487 type 1) (from synonym Mariscus sphaerocephalus Steud.)
To US Herbarium (Cyperus wolfii US85922 type 1) (from synonym Cyperus wolfii Alph.Wood)