Cyperus hemisphaericus Boeckeler

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A sedge. It is a herb that keeps growing from year to year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In open grassland, Brachystegia woodland, wooded grassland; at elevations from sea-level to 1,850 metres. Seasonally wet grasslands and savannahs
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally wet grasslands and savannahs. It can grow in arid places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The rhizome is eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable.
Uses food
Edible bulbs rhizomes roots
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 hemisphaericus world distribution map, present in Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304717-1
WFO ID wfo-0000374488
COL ID 6C7QN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus hemisphaericus Mariscus gregorii Mariscus hemisphaericus Cyperus hildebrandtii Cyperus hemisphaericus var. gregorii Cyperus hemisphaericus var. longibracteus