Cyperus odoratus
Calingale, Fragrant Cyperus
Other regional names: Fragrant Flat Sedge +3 more
- Fragrant Flat Sedge
- Fragrant Flatsedge
- Fragrant Umbrella Sedge
- Rusty Flat Sedge
Also known as: Cyperus acicularis Schrad. ex Nees +12 more
- Cyperus acicularis Schrad. ex Nees
- Cyperus consocius Steud.
- Cyperus fastuosus Desv. ex Ham.
- Cyperus ferax var. bulbiferus Barros
- Cyperus jubiflorus Rudge
- Cyperus lomentaceus Nees & Meyen
- Cyperus poeoides Desv. ex Ham.
- Cyperus squarrosus var. parvus Britton
- Diclidium odoratum (L.) Schrad. ex Nees
- Papyrus odorata (L.) Kunth
- Papyrus odorata (L.) Willd.
- Torulinium confertum Desv. ex Ham.
- Torulinium odoratum (L.) S.S.Hooper
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Cyperus odoratus (commonly known as Calingale or Fragrant Cyperus) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., California, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chile Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Congo, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Korea, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Samoa, Senegal, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Zaïre
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bulgaria, Colorado, Hungary, Italy, Palestine, Romania, Society Is., Spain, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms