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Cyperus albopurpureus is a sedge (Cyperaceae) endemic to eastern Madagascar, a rhizomatous perennial of seasonally dry tropical climates. Little is documented about its cultivation, so treat care as that of a moisture-loving tropical sedge.
Cyperus albopurpureus is a species of sedge that is endemic to eastern Madagascar.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Henri Chermezon in 1920.
Cyperus absconditicoronatus · Cyperus acholiensis · Tapertip flatsedge · Cyperus afroalpinus · Cyperus afrodunensis · Cyperus afromontanus · Cyperus afrovaricus · Inflatedscale flatsedge · Cyperus ajax · Cyperus alaticaulis · Cyperus albopilosus · Cyperus albosanguineus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus albopurpureus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
