Cyperus digitatus Roxb.

Mandarin: 长小穗莎草 (chang xiao sui suo cao)

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Liliopsida (392)

      Order: Cyperales (91)

        Family: Cyperaceae (20)(family description)

          Genus: Cyperus (8)

            Epithet: digitatus Roxb. (1)

digitatus => fingered, with fingers (e.g. leaves as that of the Horse-Chestnut)

Climate: tropical

Habitat: hydrophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: brown, red

Check for Cyperus digitatus at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [895] Cyperus digitatus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1314] Cyperus digitatus - Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org