Cyperus platyphyllus Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Marshy places. Ponds in low, moist country.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible stems
Therapeutic use Rope (unspecified), Stitch (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified), Mat (unspecified), Side (unspecified), Thatch (unspecified)
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 -

Distribution

Cyperus platyphyllus world distribution map, present in China and Indonesia

Conservation status

Cyperus platyphyllus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305568-1
WFO ID wfo-0000379955
COL ID 33D6L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus fastigiatus Cyperus platyphyllus Cyperus maximus Papyrus latifolius Cyperus latifolius Cyperus elatus Cyperus roxburghii Cyperus eminens