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Cyperus dubius (Cyperus dubius)

Description

Cyperus dubius, the soft sedge, is one of around 700 species of Cyperus in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is found throughout in tropical Africa, South India, and Indo-China to Malesia. It is growing in seasonally flooded areas and in pockets of soil in rocks. It is not confined to wetlands and is sometimes found as a weed in fields and near in sea on sandy beaches (Cook 1996) and also seen in open shady places.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Cyperus