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Cyperaceae FAMILY

Cyperus conglomeratus

Cyperus conglomeratus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Cyperus conglomeratus is a plant of dry, hot regions in tropical and subtropical Africa and western Asia Established plants are very drought tolerant[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cyperus+conglomeratus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
  2. [2]Flora of Somalia — Thulin M. (Editor) · Kew Publishing, London. · 1993 ↩︎Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
  3. [3]Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist — Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A. · The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London · 2001 · ISBN 1-84246-038-2 ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.