Cyperaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cyperus pectinatus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyperus pectinatus is a perennial grass-like plant with a short rhizome; it produces a tuft of culms around 25 - 120cm 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 as a source of materials for weaving etc. Cyperus pectinatus is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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 RangeTropical and southern Africa - Mauritania to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal and Madagascar

HabitatMarshes and dambos, on lake, stream and river margins and as part of floating aquatic vegetation mats; at elevations from 750 - 2,300 metres[ 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. ].