Taxon:  Cyperus malaccensis Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Cyperus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
Nomen number:
318235
Place of publication:
Tabl. encycl. 1:146.  1791
Verified:
12/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Cyperus tegetiformis auct.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  6. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):228.
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  9. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  10. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishshichito matgrass  1CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cyperus monophyllus Vahl
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cyperus monophyllus Vahl
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cyperus monophyllus Vahl
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cyperus monophyllus Vahl
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq s.e.Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.?Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq (s.e.)
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Sichuan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan (n.?)
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory (n.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  4. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cyperus monophyllus Vahl
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiberfor mat-making, basketry, etc.Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):228.
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=318235. Accessed 15 April 2026.