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C. esculentus
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Cyperus esculentus
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Synonymy
- Chlorocyperus aureus (K.Richt.) Palla ex Kneuck.
- Chlorocyperus phymatodes (Muhl.) Palla
- Cyperus aureus Ten
- Cyperus aureus (L.) Nyman
- Cyperus bahiensis Steud.
- Cyperus buchananii Boeckeler
- Cyperus callistus Ridl.
- Cyperus chrysostachys Boeckeler
- Cyperus cubensis Steud.
- Cyperus damiettensis A.Dietr.
- Cyperus esculentus var. angustispicatus Britton
- Cyperus esculentus f. angustispicatus (Britton) Fernald
- Cyperus esculentus subsp. aureus K.Richt.
- Cyperus esculentus var. cyclolepis Boeckeler ex Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus f. evolutus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus var. heermannii (Buckley) Britton
- Cyperus esculentus var. helodes (Schrad. ex Nees) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus Boeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens (Torr. & Hook.) Kük. ex Osten
- Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens (Torr. & Hook.) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus f. macrostachyus (Boeckeler) Fernald
- Cyperus esculentus var. phymatodes (Muhl.) Kük.
- Cyperus esculentus f. princeps C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus esculentus var. sativus Boeckeler
- Cyperus esculentus var. sprucei C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus fresenii Steud.
- Cyperus fulvescens Liebm.
- Cyperus gracilescens Schult.
- Cyperus gracilis Link
- Cyperus heermannii Buckley
- Cyperus helodes Schrad. ex Nees
- Cyperus hydra Kunth
- Cyperus lutescens Torr. & Hook.
- Cyperus melanorhizus Delile
- Cyperus nervosus Bertol.
- Cyperus officinalis T.Nees
- Cyperus pallidus Savi
- Cyperus phymatodes Muhl.
- Cyperus phymatodes var. heermannii (Buckley) S.Watson
- Cyperus repens Elliott
- Cyperus ruficomus Buckley
- Cyperus scirpoides R.Br.
- Cyperus sieberianus Link
- Cyperus tenoreanus Schult.
- Cyperus tenorei C.Presl
- Cyperus tenorianus Roem. & Schult.
- Cyperus tuberosus Pursh
- Cyperus variabilis Salzm. ex Steud.
- Pterocyperus esculentus (L.) Opiz
- Pycreus esculentus (L.) Hayek
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A kind of sedge with small edible tubers, known as "tiger nut" or "earth almond". Main ingredient in the original Spanish horchata drink (not the more common version made of rice).
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