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Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of an infraspecific taxon* of the species Cyperus niveus Retz. in the genus Cyperus (family Cyperaceae).

* The Plant List does not attempt to include all infraspecific taxa

The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23 ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 237713) with original publication details: Kew Bull. 31: 835 1977.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:879660-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied
Cyperus ambongensis Boeckeler	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus argenteus Ridl.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus compactus Lam. [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus compactus var. tenerior C.B.Clarke	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus lacteus Steud.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus ledermannii (Kük.) S.S.Hooper	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus niveus var. ledermannii (Kük.) Lye	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus niveus var. polyphyllus Boeckeler	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus obtusiflorus var. ledermannii Kük.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus obtusiflorus var. membranaceus Kük.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus obtusiflorus var. peramoenus Kük.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus obtusiflorus var. rigidus (Vahl) Kük.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus rigidus Vahl	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus serrulatus Vahl	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus somalicus Gand.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus sphaerocephalus var. leucocephalus Kunth	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus striatulus Vahl	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cyperus wilmsii Gand.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23

The species Cyperus niveus Retz. has a further 1 synonyms.

Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-237713.

• this name record has not changed
• names related to this name have changed