Cyperus mundtii (Nees) Kunth

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Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cyperus mundtii world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritania, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, eSwatini, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305255-1
WFO ID wfo-0000378143
COL ID 33CVW
BDTFX ID 125740
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Chlorocyperus mundii Cyperus mundtii Pycreus densifolius Cyperus densifolius Cyperus densifolius Cyperus turfosus Pycreus mundii Pycreus densifolius Cyperus turfosus Pycreus mundtii Cyperus mundii var. glaucus Pycreus mundii var. gracilis Pycreus mundii var. mundii Cyperus eragrostis

Lower taxons

Cyperus mundtii var. densispiculosus Cyperus mundii var. uniceps Cyperus mundii var. mundii