Common name
Mandarin: 拟毛轴莎草 (ni mao zhou suo cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Cyperaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Cyperus (8)
Epithet: procerus Rottb. (1)
Synonyms: Cyperus griffithianus Boeckeler, Cyperus heynei Boeckeler, Cyperus straminicolor Cherm., Cyperus trachycladus Cherm., Duval-jouvea procera (Rottb.) H.Pfeiff., Mariscus thwaitesii Livera
griffithianus => in honor of either, William Griffiths (1810–45), English botanist, Superintendent of Calcutta Botanic Garden, or of J. E. Griffith (1843–1933) of Bangor, Wales
procera => tall
procerus => high, tall, slender, stretched out
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Cyperus procerus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [241] Cyperus digitatus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1384] Cyperus procerus - Flora of China @ efloras.org