Cyperus scariosus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records736

Data sources6

Biological traits22

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Cyperus scariosus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility736 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources22 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS14 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF736 records

01Narrative

Cyperus scariosus is a perennial herbaceous plant from Australia and New Guinea. In India, the name is commonly misapplied to Cyperus pertenuis.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology5

Fruit length1.4 mm

Fruit width0.55 mm

Plant height0.8 m

Plant height max1.2 m

Plant height min0.3 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering timennnyyyyynnnn

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC4

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition14 compounds

Compounds documented for Cyperus scariosus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Patchoulane sesquiterpenoids6

Flavones4

Rotundane sesquiterpenoids2

Aurones1

Flavonols1

Documented compounds14 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,6R,7S,10R)-4,10,11,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.01,5]undec-4-en-6-ol	present	LOTUS
(1S,5S,7R,10R)-4,10,11,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.01,5]undec-3-ene	present	LOTUS
(1S,7S,10S)-4,10,11,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.01,5]undec-4-en-3-one	present	LOTUS
(2Z)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-7-methoxy-1-benzofuran-3-one	present	LOTUS
(5S,8R,8aR)-1,2,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-3,8,9,9-tetramethyl-4H-5,8a-methanoazulen-4-one	present	LOTUS
1,5-Dimethyl-9-methylidenetricyclo[6.2.2.02,6]dodecan-10-ol	present	LOTUS
Apigenin	present	NPASS
Astragalin	present	NPASS
Cyperenol	present	LOTUS
Cyperenone	present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type736 records

Wild obs. + sensor491

Museum / vouchered198

Other47

Origin

Native14

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 656 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy99% within 1 km

≤100 m 64≤1 km 2>10 km 1

67 georeferenced · 424 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor491

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy33% within 1 km

≤100 m 48≤1 km 9≤10 km 96>10 km 22

175 georeferenced · 23 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence198

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	93
Palmerston, AU	54
Canberra, AU	10
Smithfield, AU	10
Mount Annan, AU	9
Kensington, AU	7
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	4
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Adelaide, AU	1

12 institutions · 197 of 198 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

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