Cyperus renschii Boeckeler

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In forests, forest swamps, along forest streams, occasionally in grassland or along roadsides; at elevations from near sea level to around 2,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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 -

Distribution

Cyperus renschii world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305751-1
WFO ID wfo-0000381207
COL ID 33DBR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus hylaeus Cyperus deremensis Cyperus ochrocarpus Cyperus sylvicola Cyperus renschii var. scabridus Cyperus renschii