Cyperus paniceus

Primary tabs

Cyperus paniceus

Description

Leaves narrow, 1-2 mm wide. Inflorescence simple.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Jawa (Jawa present), Ceylon present, Cochinchina present, Lower Bengal present, Luzon present
From Lower Bengal and Ceylon to Cochinchina. Not known from Malesia; the records in KÜKENTHAL'S monograph for Java refer to C. cyperinus f. curvatus (see there), that for Luzon to C. cyperoides.

Notes

In Malesia only: var. roxburghianus (CLARKE) KÜK.

Citation

VAHL 1909: Ill. Cyp. t. 22 f. 1-2
KÜK. 1936 – In: Pfl. R. p 526
Clarke 1893 – In: Fl. Br. Ind. p 620