Cyperus sexangularis Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Perennial herb, tufted, 0.3-1.5 m high. Leaf blades absent. Culm scapose, 6-angled (i.e. 3-angled with a line or rib down centre of each face. Other details ± as for C. textilis. Flowering time Oct., Mar.
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A robust, perennial herb, up to 1.5 m high. Basal leaves lacking. Many involucral bracts overtopping inflorescence. Glumes brown.
A robust herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5 m tall. It does not have leaves at the base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in swamps, wet grasslands and along stream banks.
Light -
Soil humidity 9-11
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus sexangularis world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305926-1
WFO ID wfo-0000382595
COL ID 33DGL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyperus sexangularis Cyperus webbianus