Cyperus obtusatus
Caribbean Island Flatsedge
Also known as: Cyperus obtusatus var. africanus Kük. +15 more
- Cyperus obtusatus var. africanus Kük.
- Cyperus obtusatus var. cylindrostachyus (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus obtusatus var. tenuis (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus peruvianus (Lam.) N.H.Williams
- Cyperus peruvianus F.N.Williams
- Cyprolepis denudata Steud.
- Kyllinga capitata P.Beauv.
- Kyllinga erecta var. africana (Kük.) S.S.Hooper
- Kyllinga globosa P.Beauv.
- Kyllinga obtusata J.Presl & C.Presl
- Kyllinga obtusata var. aphylla Boeckeler
- Kyllinga obtusata var. cylindrostachya Boeckeler
- Kyllinga obtusata var. subaphylla Boeckeler
- Kyllinga peruviana Lam.
- Kyllinga pungens Link
- Kyllinga repens Salzm. ex Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa and South America, Cyperus obtusatus (commonly known as Caribbean Island flatsedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre