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Cyperus denudatus L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Perennial herb, 0.2-0.9 m high, stems tufted or spaced on long rhizome. Leaf blades absent or up to 10 mm long. Culm scapose, 3-angled, 0.5-5.0 mm in diam. Inflorescence an open or congested anthela, 20-150 x 20-120 mm, spikelets arranged in digitate clusters. Subtending bract suberect, leaf-like. Spikelets linear-lanceolate, 3-10 x 0.8-1.7 mm. Glumes ovate, 1.3-1.8 mm long, keel excurrent into minute point. Flowering time Dec.-Apr. (June. Nutlet ovate to obovate, 0.5-0.7 x 0.3-0.4 mm, brown, surface tuberculate.
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A tufted, perennial herb, up to 1 m high. Culms 300-1000 mm long. Leaf blades absent or up to 10 mm long. Inflorescence an open or congested anthela, 20-120 mm wide. Glumes light to dark reddish brown.
Leafless perennial to 60 cm, rhizome woody. Spikelets greenish brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.95
Root system rhizome
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (root), Counterirritant (root), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus denudatus world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cyperus denudatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304296-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371447
COL ID 33C2V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Cyperus amphibolus Cyperus flavissimus Cyperus huillensis Cyperus sphaerospermoides Cyperus spretus Cyperus tristis Fimbristylis androgyna Cyperus corymbosus Cyperus denudatus Cyperus haspanoides Scirpus androgynus Iriha androgyna Cyperus verrucinux Iria androgyna Cyperus platycaulis var. recedens Cyperus denudatus var. sphaerospermoides Cyperus haspan var. sphaerospermoides Cyperus haspan var. transiens Cyperus sphaerospermoides var. transiens Cyperus denudatus f. longispiculosus Cyperus denudatus f. singularis
WorldFloraDB 2024