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Purple nutsedge
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Sedges

Purple nutsedge

Cyperus rotundus L.

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishPurple nutsedge
DutchRond cypergras
SpanishJuncia real
Chinese香附子
Scientific nameCyperus rotundus L.

About this species

Cyperus rotundus (coco-grass, Java grass, nut grass, purple nut sedge or purple nutsedge, red nut sedge, Khmer kravanh chruk) is a species of sedge (Cyperaceae) native to Africa, southern and central Europe (north to France and Austria), and southern Asia. The word cyperus derives from the Greek κύπερος, kyperos, and rotundus is from Latin, meaning "round". The earliest attested form of the word cyperus is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀞𐀫, ku-pa-ro, written in Linear B syllabic script.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCyperus

In Suriname

60Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
1837First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo10
  • Nickerie9
  • Commewijne1
  • Para1
  • Saramacca1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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