Common name
Mandarin: 密穗砖子苗 (mi sui zhuan zi miao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Cyperaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Cyperus (8)
Epithet: compactus Lam. (1)
Synonyms: Cyperus cuadriflorus Llanos, Cyperus cuadriflorus Llanos, Cyperus dilutus Vahl, Cyperus grabowskianus Boeckeler, Cyperus haenkeanus Kunth, Cyperus luzonensis J.Presl & C.Presl, Cyperus septatus Steud., Cyperus spinulosus Roxb., Duval-jouvea diluta (Vahl) Palla, Mariscus compactus (Retz.) Bold., Mariscus dilutus Nees, Mariscus giganteus Boeckeler, Mariscus grabowskianus (Boeckeler) Merr., Mariscus microcephalus J.Presl & C.Presl, Sphaeromariscus microcephalus (J.Presl & C.Presl) E.G.Camus
compactus => compact, close together
cuadriflorus => four-flowered
diluta => pale, washed-out, weak
dilutus => pale, washed-out, weak
giganteus => gigantic, unusually higher than the type
grabowskianus => in honor to Friedrich Johann Grabowski (1857-1929), German plant collector and zoologist in Borneo, Indonesia
haenkeanus => in honor of Thaddäus (Tadeáš) Haenke (1761-1817), Bohemian (now in the Czech Republic) plant collector in South America
microcephalus => small-headed
septatus => having separations or partitions
spinulosus => bearing small spines
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: brown, green, orange, yellow
External links
Check for Cyperus compactus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1386] Cyperus compactus - Flora of China @ efloras.org