Cyperus elegans

Summary

Cyperus elegans is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cyperus elegans's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Cyperus elegans is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Cyperus elegans belongs to the parent taxon Cyperus^[5].
• Cyperus elegans's scientific name is Cyperus elegans^[6].
• Cyperus elegans's Commons category is recorded as Cyperus elegans^[7].
• Cyperus elegans's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d51a552b-0d2c-4788-a5c9-824b552abbf1^[8].
• Cyperus elegans's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands^[9].
• Cyperus elegans's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=459912^[10].
• Cyperus elegans's short name is recorded as C. elegans^[11].
• Cyperus elegans is commonly known as royal flatsedge^[12].
• Cyperus elegans's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure^[13].
• Cyperus elegans's taxon range is recorded as Cuba^[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cyperus elegans is Cyperus elegans^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Cyperus^[5]. It is commonly known as royal flatsedge^[12].

Identifiers

Cyperus elegans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 161435^[15]. Cyperus elegans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1077491^[16]. Cyperus elegans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1121999^[17]. Cyperus elegans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2714368^[18]. Cyperus elegans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39919^[19].

Why It Matters

Cyperus elegans ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]