Cyperus hortensis (salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A sedge.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
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Cultivation

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

Cyperus hortensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Åland Islands, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Central African Republic, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Réunion, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cyperus hortensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77144505-1
WFO ID wfo-0001341336
COL ID 33CFN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 632945
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Synonyms

Kyllinga caespitosa Kyllinga hortensis Kyllinga rigidula Kyllinga uncinata Kyllinga naumanniana Thryocephalon pumilum Cyperus densicaespitosus Kyllinga flexuosa Kyllinga viridiflora Cyperus hortensis Kyllinga caespitosa var. elatior Kyllinga caespitosa var. pumila Kyllinga pumila var. elatior Kyllinga caespitosa subvar. debilis