Cyperus rigidifolius

Steud.

Gicha

Cyperaceae

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Stolon

The stolons are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 435-2,200 m above sea level.

Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A subtropical sedge in the Cyperaceae family that can grow to 50 cm high and persists year to year, found at elevations between 435-2,200 m.

Medicinal Uses

It is used in medicine.

Wikipedia

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Cyperus rigidifolius is a species of sedge that is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The species was first formally described by the botanist Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1842.

Notes

Probably edible. It is used in medicine.

Names & Synonyms

Angicha

Cyperus adoensis Hochst. ex A. Rich.Cyperus atrosanguineus Hochst. ex Steud.Cyperus longus var. adoensis (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) BoeckelerCyperus rigidifolius var. intercedens Kuk

References (3)

Alemneh, D., 2020, Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in Yilmana Densa and Quarit Districts of West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Ethnobotany Research & Applications. 20:47
Molla, A., Ethiopian Plant Names. http://www.ethiopic.com/aplants.htm
Simpson, D. A. & Inglis, C. A., 2001, Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A checklist. Kew Bulletin Vol. 56, No. 2 (2001), pp. 257-360