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Cyperus koyaliensis

Cherm.

Cyperaceae Edible: Pith

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Meise Botanic Garden

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The New York Botanical Garden

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cyperus koyaliensis is a species of sedge found in Africa, having been registered in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and the Central African Republic. The species was first formally described by the botanist Henri Chermezon in 1936.

Description

A tall papyrus like sedge plant.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,

Synonyms

Cyperus immanis Nelmes

References (2)

  • Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
  • Cherm., 1936, Arch. Bot. Mem. 7(3):7

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