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Cyperus pedunculatus

Also known as: Cyperus kegelianus Steud. +13 more
  • Cyperus kegelianus Steud.
  • Duval-jouvea maritima (Aubl.) Palla
  • Lipocarpha foliosa Miq.
  • Mariscus capitatus Steud.
  • Mariscus pedunculatus (R.Br.) T.Koyama
  • Mariscus pungens Steud.
  • Miegia maritima (Aubl.) Willd.
  • Remirea distichophylla Boeckeler
  • Remirea maritima Aubl.
  • Remirea maritima subsp. pedunculata (R.Br.) Benth.
  • Remirea maritima var. pedunculata (R.Br.) Benth.
  • Remirea pedunculata R.Br.
  • Remirea rigidissima Steud.
  • Remirea wightiana Nees
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Cyperus pedunculatus is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Cyperus is notably large, comprising more than 950 species.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cayman Is., China Southeast, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam

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