Cephalocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.^[1]

Cephalocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cephalocarpus Nees

Its native range is Southern Tropical America.^[1]

Species:^[1]

• Cephalocarpus confertus Gilly
• Cephalocarpus dracaenula Nees
• Cephalocarpus glabra M.T.Strong
• Cephalocarpus obovoideus T.Koyama
• Cephalocarpus rigidus Gilly ex Gleason & Killip