Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Cyperaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Cyperus (8)
Epithet: cyperoides (L.) Kuntze (1)
Synonyms: Cyperus biglumis C.B.Clarke, Cyperus konkanensis T.Cooke, Cyperus kraussii Boeckeler, Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeckeler, Cyperus manilensis Boeckeler ex Warb., Cyperus steudelianus Boeckeler, Cyperus sublimis (C.B.Clarke) Dandy, Kyllinga biglumis (Gaertn.) Steud., Kyllinga sumatrensis Retz., Mariscus alternifolius Vahl, Mariscus biglumis Gaertn., Mariscus clarkei Turrill ex Craib, Mariscus concinnus Schrad. ex Nees, Mariscus corymbosus Boeckeler, Mariscus humbertii Cherm., Mariscus macer Kunth, Mariscus macrocarpus Kunth, Mariscus nossibeensis Steud., Mariscus pachystachyus Steud., Mariscus philippensis Steud., Mariscus pseudoflavus C.B.Clarke, Mariscus quarrei Cherm., Mariscus radiatus Hochst., Mariscus sieberianus Nees ex C.B.Clarke, Mariscus steudelianus (Boeckeler) Cufod., Mariscus sublimis C.B.Clarke, Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) J.Raynal, Scirpus cyperoides L.
alternifolius => with alternating leaves
macrocarpus => bearing large fruit
manilensis => from Manila, Luzon, Philippines
nossibeensis => from Nosy Be, Madagascar
pachystachyus => thick spikes
philippensis => from the Philippines
radiatus => ray-like
sumatrensis => from Sumatra, Indonesia