Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus
Also known as: Cyperus ambongensis Boeckeler +16 more
- Cyperus ambongensis Boeckeler
- Cyperus argenteus Ridl.
- Cyperus compactus var. tenerior C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus lacteus Steud.
- Cyperus ledermannii (Kük.) S.S.Hooper
- Cyperus niveus var. ledermannii (Kük.) Lye
- Cyperus niveus var. polyphyllus Boeckeler
- Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl
- Cyperus obtusiflorus var. ledermannii Kük.
- Cyperus obtusiflorus var. membranaceus Kük.
- Cyperus obtusiflorus var. peramoenus Kük.
- Cyperus obtusiflorus var. rigidus (Vahl) Kük.
- Cyperus rigidus Vahl
- Cyperus somalicus Gand.
- Cyperus sphaerocephalus var. leucocephalus Kunth
- Cyperus striatulus Vahl
- Cyperus wilmsii Gand.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Cyperus niveus, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malaya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Base Species & Variations