Cyperaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cyperus maranguensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyperus maranguensis is a grass-like, perennial plant with a short, woody rhizome, it produces a cluster of a few culms, growing around 25 - 125cm tall[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials for weaving and basketry. Cyperus maranguensis has a wide distribution and common habitat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa - southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

HabitatOpen forest, grassland, swampy grassland, roadsides and as a weed of cultivation; at elevations from 800 - 2,150 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ].