Cyperus camphoratus
Liebm.
Cyperaceae
Cyperus herndoniae G.C.Tucker
Mariscus camphoratus (Liebm.) T.Koyama
Common Name:
General Information
Cyperus camphoratus is a perennial, grass-like plant forming a clump of stems that are bulbous near their base; it can grow
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Cyperus camphoratus is adapted to a wide range of habitats and environmental conditions and appears to be resilient to disturbance, possessing good regeneration abilities. It has a large range and there is no evidence of population decline or severe fragmentation. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Paraguay, Bolivia, N.W. Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guayana; C. America - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras; N. America - southern Mexico
Habitat
Found commonly in wet/seasonally flooded meadows, marshes, ditches, grasslands, savannah, forest openings which are often grazed, roadsides; mostly at lower elevations but also on rocky slopes of high plains[
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.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Height | 0.00 m |
Cultivation Details
Cyperus camphoratus is adapted to a wide range of habitats and environmental conditions, being found from the subtropics to the tropics.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The culm bases are aphrodisiac, digestive, diaphoretic, febrifuge[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
]. They are used to assist a mother in labour, to induce sweating and to enhance the digestion[
991- Title
- Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
- Author
- Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
- Publisher
- The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 1-84246-038-2
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
