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Cyperus esculentus is a highly invasive species in Oceania, Mexico, some regions of the United States, and the Caribbean, mainly by seed dispersion. [12] It is readily transported internationally, and is adaptable to re-establish in varied climate and soil environments. [ 12 ]
Cyperus cyrtolepis Torr. & Hook. – now Cyperus acuminatus; Cyperus involucratus Rottb. - now Cyperus alternifolius; Cyperus variabilis Salzm. ex Steud. – now Cyperus esculentus; Cyperus zanzibarensis C.B.Clarke - now Cyperus pulchellus
Cyperus esculentus, yellow nutsedge, yellow nutgrass; Cyperus rotundus, coco-grass, Java grass This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 11:30 (UTC). ...
Cyperus esculentus L. var. nervoso-striatus (Turrill) Kuk. accepted as Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus, present Cyperus fastigiatus Rottb. indigenous Cyperus fenzelianus K.Schum. accepted as Cyperus rotundus L. subsp. tuberosus (Rottb.)
Cyperus longus [14] [16] Cyperus papyrus (papyrus) [14] Some Cyperus species are used in folk medicine. Roots of Near East species were a component of kyphi, a medical incense of Ancient Egypt. Tubers of C. rotundus (purple nut-sedge) tubers are used in kampÅ. An unspecified Cyperus is mentioned as an abortifacient in the 11th-century poem De ...
Cyperus comes from a Greek plant name. [39] [40] 94 genera, worldwide [41] [42] These non-woody plants grow in soil and water. Annual species generally grow in bunches, like tufts of grass. [43] Papyrus is still used as a paper substitute, and edible tubers of Cyperus esculentus are still cultivated, both
Cyperus javanicus. Cyperales was a name for an order of flowering plants. As used in the Engler system (update, of 1964) and in the Wettstein system it consisted of only the single family. In the Cronquist system it is used for an order (placed in subclass Commelinidae) and circumscribed as (1981): [6] order Cyperales family Cyperaceae
Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb. Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth; Cyperus denudatus L.f. Cyperus difformis L. Cyperus digitatus Roxb. Cyperus dilatatus Schumach. & Thonn. Cyperus distans L.f. Cyperus dives Delile; Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus exaltatus Retz. Cyperus haspan L. Cyperus imbricatus Retz. Cyperus incompressus C.B.Clarke; Cyperus iria L ...