Cyperus dilatatus Schumach.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Seasonally wet habitats, swamps, pools and the margins of standing water bodies; at elevations up to 1,150 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus dilatatus world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Cyperus dilatatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304319-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371909
COL ID 33C3G
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Synonyms

Cyperus gracilinux Cyperus pseudosphacelatus Cyperus dilatatus Cyperus esphacelatus