Taxon:  Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
462791
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 20(Heft 101):581.  1936
Verified:
03/09/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Kyllinga aromatica Ridl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Kyllinga erecta Schumach. var. polyphylla (Kunth) S. S. Hooper
Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges. Note: = Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth
  2. Haines, R. W. & K. A. Lye. 1983. Sedges and rushes of East Africa
  3. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishNavua sedge as Kyllinga polyphylla1Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: as Kyllinga polyphylla
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  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 AfricaTogo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  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 AfricaGabon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  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 OceanMauritius  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  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.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanBritish Indian Ocean TerrDiego Garcia Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaHong Kong  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  Coode, M. J. E. et al., eds. 1996. A checklist of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Brunei Darussalam
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: British Indian Ocean Terr [Diego Garcia]
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: Hong Kong
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Martinique
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana

Reference(s)
  1. Coode, M. J. E. et al., eds. 1996. A checklist of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Brunei Darussalam
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  5. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  6. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  7. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed as Kyllinga polyphyllaSmith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: as Kyllinga polyphylla
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462791. Accessed 15 April 2026.