Cyperus crassipes
Also known as: Cyperus brevis Boeckeler +9 more
- Cyperus brevis Boeckeler
- Cyperus cephalostachyus Steud.
- Cyperus chisimajensis Chiov.
- Cyperus congestus var. brevis (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus frerei C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus heterophyllus Boeckeler
- Cyperus jardinei Steud.
- Cyperus maritimus var. crassipes (Vahl) C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus maritimus var. gracilescens Kük.
- Mariscus congestus var. brevis (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, Cyperus crassipes is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Zaïre