Cyperus isolepis
Also known as: Hemicarpha isolepis Nees +15 more
- Hemicarpha isolepis Nees
- Hemicarpha isolepis Nees ex Arn.
- Hemicarpha schraderi Kunth
- Hemicarpha schraderiana Nees
- Hemicarpha senegalensis Steud.
- Isolepis bellula Steud.
- Isolepis hemisphaerica (Roth) A.Dietr.
- Isolepis minima Schrad.
- Lipocarpha hemisphaerica (Roth) Goetgh.
- Lipocarpha isolepis (Nees) R.W.Haines
- Lipocarpha monocephala Turrill
- Lipocarpha rautanenii Boeckeler ex Schinz
- Scirpus hemisphaericus Roth
- Scirpus isolepis (Nees) Boeckeler
- Scirpus setaceus var. monander Willd. ex Kunth
- Scirpus setaceus var. monandra Willd. ex Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cyperus isolepis is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Cyperus genus, encompassing over 950 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe