Cyperus bulbocaulis

Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Cyperus bulbocaulis

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cyperus bulbocaulis

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cyperus bulbocaulis

gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, West Africa,

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 tropical sedge in the family Cyperaceae.

Notes

Possibly synonym of Cyperus bulbosus.

Names & Synonyms

Mariscus bulbocaulis Hochst. ex A. Rich

References (1)

Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.

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