Cyperaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cyperus camphoratus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyperus camphoratus is a perennial, grass-like plant forming a clump of stems that are bulbous near their base; it can grow The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Cyperus camphoratus is adapted to a wide range of habitats and environmental conditions and appears to be resilient to disturbance, possessing good regeneration abilities. It has a large range and there is no evidence of population decline or severe fragmentation. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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 RangeS. America - Paraguay, Bolivia, N.W. Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guayana; C. America - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras; N. America - southern Mexico

HabitatFound commonly in wet/seasonally flooded meadows, marshes, ditches, grasslands, savannah, forest openings which are often grazed, roadsides; mostly at lower elevations but also on rocky slopes of high plains[ 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. ].