Cyperus glomeratus
L.
Cyperaceae
Chlorocyperus glomeratus (L.) Palla
Cyperus aureus Georgi
Cyperus australis Schrad.
Cyperus cinnamomeus Retz.
Cyperus granulatus Bosc ex Kunth
Cyperus multumbellifer Roem. & Schult.
Cyperus semiradiciflorus Boeckeler
Cyperus sparsiflorus Baldwin
Pycreus glomeratus (L.) Hayek
Common Name:
General Information
Cyperus glomeratus is an annual (occasionally a short-lived perennial) grass-like plant with fibrous roots and a slightly swollen base; it can grow around 10 - 80cm tall[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
1946- Title
- Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Cyperus glomeratus L. (Cyperaceae) from Serbia
- Publication
- Journal of Essential Oil Research · Vol. 22, November 2010 pp 587-581
- Author
- Lazarević J. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2010
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for its essential oil.
Cyperus glomeratus is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2014)[
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.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Temperate Eurasia - France and Spain, east through the Caucasus and Turkey to southern Siberia, central Asia and Iran; Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea
Habitat
On the margins of lakes and rivers, sandy soils at water margins, in seasonally inundated grassland and in rice fields; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 metres[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
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 |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The sweet-smelling rhizome is used in perfumery and cosmetics[
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.
]. The fresh underground portions of the plant (short, rarely creeping rhizomes and roots) in the fructiferous stage contain around 0.06% of a fragrant, yellowish essential oil. The most abundant components of the oil are caryophyllene oxide (44.8%), humulene epoxide II (14.1%), beta-caryophyllene (12.6%) and alpha-humulene (7.8%)[
1946- Title
- Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Cyperus glomeratus L. (Cyperaceae) from Serbia
- Publication
- Journal of Essential Oil Research · Vol. 22, November 2010 pp 587-581
- Author
- Lazarević J. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2010
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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