| taxonID | 6BVPS |
| parentNameUsageID | 8VWNX |
| scientificNameID | yY1PUxDoKfsRBpAccYTnP0 |
| datasetID | 2232 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| taxonRank | species |
| scientificName | Cyperus alternifolius L. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | L. |
| genericName | Cyperus |
| specificEpithet | alternifolius |
| namePublishedIn | Mant. Pl. 1: 28 (1767) |
| nomenclaturalCode | ICN |
| references | Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Pen. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303729-1 |
| Child | Cyperus alternifolius subsp. alternifolius subspecies accepted Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis Kük. subspecies accepted Cyperus alternifolius subsp. textilis (Thunb.) Verloove subspecies accepted |
| DataSource | Catalogue of Life 2025-06-13 |