| Accepted name: |
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler |
| Synonym(s): |
-Chlorocyperus phymatodes (Muhlenb.) Palla
-Cyperus repens Elliott
-Cyperus fulvescens Liebmann
-Cyperus tuberosus Pursh
-Cyperus esculentus L. var. angustispicatus Britton
-Cyperus phymatodes Muhlenb.
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| English names: |
Perennial Yellow Flatsedge
Perennial Yellow Flatsedge
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| French names: |
Souchet comestible
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
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| OPL Code: |
SCYPESL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
4.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas cultivated for the sweet tubers which contain up to 47% sugars and starch, 20% oil, and 8% proteins. They can be eaten raw or roasted, are made into special beverages, or the tasty oil is extracted for human consumption. The plant is able to grow on saline soils and is therefore sometimes used for recultivation purposes. In India it is employed as Ayurvedic drug (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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