Cyperaceae FAMILY

Cyperus conglomeratus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyperus conglomeratus is a slender to very robust, perennial, grass-like plant with deep, penetrating wiry roots; it produces a cluster of stems around 1 - 40cm tall, exceptionally to 120cm[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ].. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover and soil binder in sandy soils[ 991 Title Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360 Author Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London Year 2001 ISBN 1-84246-038-2 Description An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Morocco to Senegal, east to Egypy, Somalia and Kenya; southwest Asia - Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

HabitatSand-dunes often in extensive dominant stretches, also in clay soils and rocky areas; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description 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/ , 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]