Cyperus procerus
Also known as: Cyperus carnosus B.Heyne +19 more
- Cyperus carnosus B.Heyne
- Cyperus carnosus B.Heyne ex Wall.
- Cyperus griffithianus Boeckeler
- Cyperus heynei Boeckeler
- Cyperus procerus subsp. griffithianus (Boeck.) Kük.
- Cyperus procerus subsp. lasiorrhachis C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus procerus subsp. stenanthus Kük.
- Cyperus procerus subsp. straminicolor (Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus procerus subsp. trachycladus (Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus procerus subsp. vanderystii Kük.
- Cyperus procerus var. griffithianus (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus procerus var. lasiorrhachis C.B.Clarke
- Cyperus procerus var. stenanthus Kük.
- Cyperus procerus var. straminicolor (Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus procerus var. trachycladus (Cherm.) Kük.
- Cyperus procerus var. vanderystii Kük.
- Cyperus straminicolor Cherm.
- Cyperus straminicolor subsp. betsileensis Cherm.
- Cyperus straminicolor var. betsileensis Cherm.
- Cyperus trachycladus Cherm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Cyperus procerus is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Cyperus genus, encompassing over 950 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China Southeast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Jamaica