Cyperaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cyperus renschii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves have a very sharp cutting edge and keel[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Cyperus renschii is a robust, perennial, grass-like plant growing from a thick, woody rhizome; it produces tufts of culms around 70 - 80cm tall with leabes that can be up to 140cm long[ 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 medicine. Cyperus renschii has a wide distribution and a 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 RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Nigeria, Central African Republic and southern Sudan, south to Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania

HabitatIn forests, forest swamps, along forest streams, occasionally in grassland or along roadsides; at elevations from near sea level to around 2,300 metres[ 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. ].