Taxon:  Cyperus exaltatus Retz.



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
464418
Place of publication:
Observ. bot. 5:11.  1788 ("1789")
Verified:
02/01/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cyperus exaltatus Retz. var. dives (Delile) C. B. Clarke (0 active accession[s])
Cyperus exaltatus Retz. var. exaltatus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  2. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  3. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  4. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Shenge.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng (s.), Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng (e.), Jiangsu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory]

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  2. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  3. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  4. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464418. Accessed 14 October 2026.