Cyperaceae FAMILY
Cyperus laxus
Cyperus laxus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cyperus laxus is a perennial, grass-like plant producing slender to stout culms 20 - 50cm tall from short, slender rhizomes[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - widespread; S. America - widespread northwards, also through the Caribbean and through central America to Mexico
HabitatWet thickets or shaded banks, often in moist forest, rarely in open places; usually at low elevations but sometimes ascending to 1,300 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].