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Cyperus corymbosus

Also known as: Cyperus bengalensis Spreng. +16 more
  • Cyperus bengalensis Spreng.
  • Cyperus corymbosus var. brevispiculosus Kuntze
  • Cyperus corymbosus var. damarensis Kük.
  • Cyperus corymbosus var. longispiculatus (Kuntze) Kük.
  • Cyperus corymbosus var. macrostachyus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus corymbosus var. pangorei C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus diphyllus Retz.
  • Cyperus diphyllus var. elatior Benth.
  • Cyperus diphyllus var. triangularis Boeckeler
  • Cyperus enodis Boeckeler
  • Cyperus enodis var. longispiculatus Kuntze
  • Cyperus gula-metthi Schult.
  • Cyperus koenigii Vahl
  • Cyperus longus var. pallescens (Desf.) Coss. & Durieu
  • Cyperus pangorei Kunth
  • Cyperus roestelii Kunth
  • Cyperus seminudus Roxb.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte or rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.

Cyperus corymbosus is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil Southeast, Chad, Cuba, Guyana, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Western Australia

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