Cyperus grandibulbosus C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A herb or sedge.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Seasonally wet habitats, wooded grassland and grasslands, often on red loamy soil; at elevations from around sea level to 1,250 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The root tuber or bulb is eaten as a vegetable.
Uses food food additive
Edible bulbs rhizomes roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cyperus grandibulbosus world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Cyperus grandibulbosus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304650-1
WFO ID wfo-0000374243
COL ID 33CC8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus giolii Cyperus grandibulbosus Mariscus nogalensis Cyperus giolii var. nogalensis Cyperus grandibulbosus var. amplus