Cyperaceae FAMILY
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperus pedunculatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cyperus pedunculatus is a slightly succulent, perennial, grass-like plant. It produces solitary or loose clumps of culms 3 - 12cm tall from a long, creeping rhizome that is branched and forms roots at the nodes[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of perfumery. It can be used as a soil stabilizer in sandy soils.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWidespread in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa; through eastern Asia to New Guinea and N. Australia; the Americas.
HabitatLocally abundant on sandy shores and dunes along the coast[ 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. ].