Cladium jamaicense
Crantz
Cyperaceae
Cladium effusum (Sw.)Torr.
Mariscus jamaicensis (Crantz) Britton ex Small
Schoenus cladium Sw.
Schoenus effusus Sw.
Common Name: Saw Grass
Growing in water
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Growing in water
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Seedhead
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Flowerhead
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General Information
Cladium jamaicense is a coarse, grass-like perennial plant growing from 1.5 - 3 metres tall[
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
].
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild and used to make a cheap paper[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
Range
S. America - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, north through Central America to Mexico.
Habitat
Wet soil and shallow water[
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of moist lowland tropics and subtropics.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The plant is sometimes used for the manufacture of a cheap paper[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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