Cyperus nitidus
Also known as: Cyperus brunneoater Boeckeler +16 more
- Cyperus brunneoater Boeckeler
- Cyperus lanceus f. densior (Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. divaricatus Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. grantii C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus lanceus var. humilis Kunth
- Cyperus lanceus var. melanopus (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. palaestinensis Kük.
- Cyperus lanceus var. ramosus Kük.
- Cyperus melanopus Boeckeler
- Cyperus monti var. stylosus C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus umbraticola Kunth
- Juncellus stylosus (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke
- Pycreus antsirabensis Cherm.
- Pycreus antsirabensis var. densior Cherm.
- Pycreus lanceus (Thunb.) Turrill
- Pycreus lanceus var. melanopus (Boeckeler) Troupin
- Pycreus nitidus (Lam.) J.Raynal
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa and Temperate Asia, Cyperus nitidus is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, The, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe