Cyperus luzulae (L.) Rottb. ex Retz.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.25-0.425m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.43
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Marshes and swamps, wet fields, or along streams; mainly at low elevations, but also ascending to 1,400 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots saps seeds 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 -

Images

Habit

Cyperus luzulae habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cyperus luzulae leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cyperus luzulae leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cyperus luzulae leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Cyperus luzulae flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cyperus luzulae flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cyperus luzulae flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Cyperus luzulae world distribution map, present in Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Cyperus luzulae threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74851-2
WFO ID wfo-0000377358
COL ID 6BVS3
BDTFX ID 20768
INPN ID 629516
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus guatemalensis Cyperus hostmannii Cyperus sphaerostachys Cyperus trinitatis Kyllinga polycephala Mariscus parviflorus Scirpus elegans Cyperus conoideus Cyperus globuliferus Cyperus globulosus Cyperus glomuliferus Cyperus pseudosurinamensis Cyperus bangianus Eucyperus luzulae Scirpus luzulae Cyperus luzulae f. pallidiflorens Mariscus polycephalus Kyllinga scirpina Cyperus luzulae var. minor Cyperus luzulae var. umbellulatus Cyperus luzulae f. conoideus Cyperus polycephalus Cyperus luzulae