Cyperaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cyperus iria

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyperus iria is a clump-forming, annual or sometimes perennial plant with with culms of grass-like leaves 8 - 80cm tall, growing from a fibrous root system[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. Cyperus iria is a widespread species with no known major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical and subtropical areas from west Africa through central and eastern Asia to New Guinea and Australia. Naturalized in many other areas.

HabitatOpen, wet locations; it is a characteristic weed in lowland rice fields, but may also occur as a weed in vegetables, maize, sugar cane, groundnut and soya bean; also occurring on roadsides and river banks; at elevations up to 700 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].