Cyperus javanicus
Javanese Flatsedge
Also known as: Cyperus anomalus Steud. +16 more
- Cyperus anomalus Steud.
- Cyperus canescens Vahl
- Cyperus caricifolius Hook. & Arn.
- Cyperus firmus J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus fucatus Boeckeler
- Cyperus holciflorus J.Presl & C.Presl
- Cyperus macreilema Steud.
- Cyperus macreilema Steud. ex Jard.
- Cyperus owahuensis Nees
- Cyperus pinnatus A.Rich.
- Cyperus spongiosocoriaceus Boeckeler
- Cyperus stigmatosus Steud.
- Cyperus stuppeus G.Forst.
- Cyperus taitensis Steud.
- Cyperus tongatabuensis Boeckeler
- Cyperus valdiviae Steud.
- Duval-jouvea pennata (Lam.) Palla
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 javanicus (commonly known as Javanese Flatsedge) 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, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
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)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia
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)
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