Cyperus macrostachyos Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A tufted sedge. It has short underground runners or rhizomes and can grow from year to year. It grows 0.3-1.5 m high. The flowers are green and brown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It can grow on sand, clay, mud and in swamps and near creeks.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

The stems are peeled and cooked.
Uses food
Edible stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 macrostachyos world distribution map, present in Angola, Åland Islands, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cyperus macrostachyos threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305092-1
WFO ID wfo-0000377440
COL ID 33CQY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 809847
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Synonyms

Chlorocyperus patuliflorus Cyperus albomarginatus Cyperus argyraeus Cyperus hochstetteri Cyperus tremulus Pycreus retusus Pycreus sabulosus Pycreus tremulus Cyperus patuliflorus Cyperus retusus Distimus flavicomus Cyperus macrostachyos Pycreus albomarginatus Cyperus ornatissimus Cyperus albomarginatus var. pachyanthemos Cyperus albomarginatus var. sabulosus Cyperus macrostachyos subsp. tremulus Pycreus macrostachyos var. tenuis Pycreus macrostachyos subsp. tremulus Pycreus albomarginatus var. bromoides Cyperus flavicomus