Cyperus obtusatus (J.Presl & C.Presl) Mattf. & Kük.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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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 material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified)
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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 obtusatus world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Central African Republic, Congo, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74934-2
WFO ID wfo-0000378509
COL ID 33CYX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 763489
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Synonyms

Kyllinga pungens Kyllinga repens Kyllinga rigida Kyllinga stricta Cyperus obtusatus Kyllinga globosa Schoenus angularis Kyllinga capitata Kyllinga obtusata Lyprolepis denudata Cyperus obtusatus var. cylindrostachyus Cyperus obtusatus var. tenuis Kyllinga obtusata var. cylindrostachya Kyllinga obtusata var. aphylla Kyllinga obtusata var. subaphylla Cyperus peruvianus