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Cyperus albescens

Also known as: Cyperus lipocarpha T.Koyama +16 more
  • Cyperus lipocarpha T.Koyama
  • Cyperus submaculatus T.Koyama
  • Hypaelyptum argenteum Vahl
  • Hypaelyptum senegalense (Lam.) K.Schum.
  • Hypolytrum albidum Willd. ex Kunth
  • Hypolytrum argenteum Kunth
  • Hypolytrum laevigatum (Roxb.) Spreng.
  • Hypolytrum senegalemse (Lam.) Rich. ex Pers.
  • Kyllinga albescens Steud.
  • Lipocarpha argentea (Kunth) R.Br.
  • Lipocarpha bawangensis R.H.Miau
  • Lipocarpha chinensis (Osbeck) J.Kern
  • Lipocarpha debilis Ridl.
  • Lipocarpha laevigata (Roxb.) Nees
  • Lipocarpha senegalensis (Lam.) T.Durand & H.Durand
  • Rikliella chinensis (Osbeck) M.R.Almeida
  • Schoenus laevigatus Roxb. ex Nees
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or helophyte.

Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Cyperus albescens is an annual or wetland plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

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, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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