Cyperus cyperinus
Old World Flatsedge
Also known as: Carex opetiola Raeusch. +18 more
- Carex opetiola Raeusch.
- Cyperus andersonianus Boeckeler
- Cyperus cylindrostachys Boeckeler
- Cyperus cyperinus f. curvatus Valck.Sur.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. bengalensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) Wad.Khan
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. maximus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. pictus (Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus subsp. scabriculmis Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. bengalensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. laxatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. maximus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. pictus (Nees) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperinus var. scabriculmis Kük.
- Cyperus cyperoides subsp. cyperinus (Retz.) Kük.
- Cyperus cyperoides var. andersonianus (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus graeffei Boeckeler
- Cyperus ischnostachys Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Cyperus cyperinus (commonly known as Old World Flatsedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, North-Central Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Cook Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Fiji, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Yemen
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)
Colombia, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.