A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE. SESQUITERPENES are found in some of the species.

Synonyms: Nut Sedges txid1053340 Nutgrasses, Yellow Flat Sedges Flatsedges Chufa Chufas Cyperus esculentus Nut Sedge Cyperus Flatsedge Sedges, Nut Sedge, Nut Yellow Nutgrass Sedges, Flat txid4610 Nutgrass, Yellow Flat Sedge Yellow Nutgrasses Sedge, Flat