Cyperus surinamensis
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Cyperus surinamensis Rottb.
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cyperus microcephalus Nees ex Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
- Cyperus sieberianus Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cyperus surinamensis Rottb. var. surinamensis (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cyperus surinamensis var. β lutescens Boeckeler (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 3 traits from 3 records in 2 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |