Cyperus alternifolius seeds sown in the middle of march 20 started sprouting after a couple of weeks and new plants continued to emerge for at least a month. Like some other cyperus species, this one has relatively long narrow pointed spikelets that have 2 rows of tan overlapping scales. The plant can grow to 35 feet if given plenty of water. The genus name cyperus is from the latin cuperos or the greek kypeiros, both meaning sedge or rush. To know more about how to take care of these plants, you should first know that umbrella plant is a name often used to refer to various unrelated species of houseplants. It has symmetrically arranged leaves atop long slender stems, which can add an ornamental touch to your garden. Efficiency of constructed wetland vegetated with cyperus. Cuttings are made from the top 50 mm or so of a stem, including the umbrella. The tall stems have umbrellas of radiating bracts that look like leaves the true leaves clasp the stem so closely you can hardly see them, giving the plant an oriental appearance. Cyperus alternifolius advantage compared with other plants like miscanthidium violaceumis is that it eliminates nutrients of the wastewater 10. It may also be used as an impressive marginal plant in a pond or bog garden. Cyperus alternifolius is an attractive plant for the water garden. Cyperus alternifolius umbrella papyrus the cyperus alternifolius is a common houseplant which is a native of madagascar. Cyperus alternifolius, with the common names of umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or umbrella palm, is a grasslike plant in the very large genus cyperus of the sedge family, cyperaceae the plant is native to madagascar, one of the western indian ocean islands citation needed the subspecies cyperus alternifolius ssp.
Genus cyperus can be annuals or evergreen, rhizomatous perennials, with linear, grasslike leaves and terminal clusters of. Umbrella plant care growing cyperus umbrella plants indoors. Hepatoprotective activity of cyperus alternifolius on carbon. Reexamination of the root cortex in wetland flowering. Submerged or oxygenating plants, such as canadian pondweed or anacharis elodea or eyeria, parrots feather or water milfoil myriophyllum. Growing to a height of 60cm 24in, the bracts are symmetrically arranged in an umbrella formation and held atop elegant stems that sway with the breeze, giving a tropical touch to the garden. The identification of phytochemical compounds is based on the retention time. What started as one stem and small portion of root has grown in extremely dry areas. Scope from our own previous works and some new observations, we have analysed the root cortex in 85 species of 41 families in 21 orders.
It can be planted directly in the pond, used in swamp pots or the bog garden. Real papyrus, cyperus papyrus, fresh seeds, eyecatching at the pond 20 seeds by samenchilishopworld maxi. This grasslike plant is often grown around ponds and pools. This work is exploratory in nature with the objectives of gaining insight into relationships among new world cyperus and targeting problematic clades for future research. I have grown umbrella palm cyperus alternifolius at several homes. The sedge family is a cosmopolitan family of grasslike herbs usually found in moist habitats. Verloove 2014 treated this taxon as a subspecies as c. Water features for the gardendfedit utah state university. The cyperus alternifolius is a common houseplant which is a native of madagascar. Cyperus is a large group of grasslike plants with worldwide distribution. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 235591 with original publication details.
The umbrella plant makes an attractive feature in a bright window or sun lounge where it produces strong stems topped with striking umbrellalike spokes. Young vetiver can be used as feed for fish and cattle. It is propagated by dividing the roots and requires copious amounts of water. Some of the leaflike bracts can be removed to reduce water loss, and the cutting placed in a shallow tray of water or in moist sand. Genus cyperus 1cypg species cyperus alternifolius cypal. Cyperus alternifolius is a native of the swamps of madagascar. For isolation and identification of the compounds, column chromatography and spectroscopic analysis were used, a. Germination rate seemed to be terrible at first, but later it turned out, that most of 2 years old tiny seeds remained viable and sprouted. Umbrella plant cyperus alternifolius my garden life. I have included a photo of one outside an apartment which had no water other than texas rain and the occassional washing of the patio. See more ideas about plants, garden and bog garden. The umbrella element of its various names comes from the leaflets that grow on top of the tall stems which wait for it look like the spokes of an umbrella, giving an overall. Cyperus alternifolius, with the common names of umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or.
Pdf taxonomy of species in cyperus section arenarii was investigated as a part of ongoing phylogenetic study. Cyperus alternifolius name synonyms cyperus frondosus salisb. Pdf analysis of bioactive phytochemical compound of. Cyperus sensu lato under maximum likelihood and bayesian frameworks. Online plant guide cyperus alternifolius umbrella plant. Studies have shown clear antifungal and antibacterial properties in the roots of this plant. Download a page pdf from identification and biology of nonnative plants in floridas natural areas second edition 1 this nonnative sedge is sometimes grown as an ornamental, and has become naturalized in wet, disturbed sites from the central and southern peninsula of florida. Cyperus alternifolius umbrella papyrus cyperus albostriatus dwarf umbrella sedge, formerly called c. Bryson and richard carter 15 chapter 2 abstract weedy cyperaceae adversely affect natural plant communities and the health of humans and livestock and are major deterrents to agricultural and forest productivity. Responds favorably to several applications of fertilizer during the growing season. Similar to a small papyrus and sometimes sold under that name, differing in the presence of persistent leaflike bracts and upright flower stalks in cyperus involucratus, rather than deciduous bracts and filamentous, drooping, mostly sterile flower stalks of papyrus. I have a couple of stands of them and thought they were just tall weeds. Umbrella grass cyperus alternifolius is a perennial herb, which grows in humid areas or swampland. Thirty four bioactive phytochemical compound were identified of cyperus alternifolius l.
To determine the variation of concentration by cyperus alternifolius, the removal with initial concentration of 11. The umbrella element of its various names comes from the leaflets that grow on top of the tall stems which wait for it look like the spokes of an umbrella, giving an overall attractive and novel appearance. Cyperus alternifolius naturally found in wet habitats, this clumpforming, tufted perennial has slender, leafless, triangular stems that support a terminal whorl of approximately 25 flat, deep green leaflike bracts resembling umbrella spokes. Prepare the garden by breaking up the existing soil use a hoe, spade, or power tiller to a depth of 1216 3040cm. Cyperus can also be propagated by seed or by cuttings. I did not plant them, and though we have dug them out or cut them down, they just spring back up again. In our resulting phylogenetic hypothesis, the genera cyperus, kyllinga, oxycaryum, pycreus.
Cyperus alternifolius family cyperaceae, also called umbrella palm and umbrella sedge, is widely cultivated in water gardens and as a potted plant. Five extracts belonging to colubrine greggii leaves and flowers, cyperus alternifolius root and schinus molle bark displayed the strongest. Umbrella grass cyperus alternifolius light sun to part shade height h p to 5ft. It is seldom killed in zone 8, but may be severely damaged by temperaures below 25 degree f. Over 600 species are described worldwide with more than 30 species found in arkansas. Stiff stems and whorls of delicate umbrellalike leaf clusters combine in fun, airy, tropical plant architecture.
The requirements for this plant are straight forward sun and water. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of plants from northeast of. Umbrella plant cyperus alternifolius join the club to manage your garden plant details. Phytoremediation potential of cyperus alternifolius. Eighteen plants of each species were planted on the gravel bed hydroponics and left to grow for four months.
Botany cyperus alternifolius is a clustering perennial growing to a height of 1. Indian rhubarb darmera peltata shade light part to full height 36 ft. Umbrella plant, flat sedge, umbrella sedge synonymy. More than 550 cyperus species grow all over the world, with over 80 species in southern africa. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Request pdf hepatoprotective activity of cyperus alternifolius on carbon tetrachlorideinduced hepatotoxicity in rats the present work. The species name textilis,also latin, means to weave, to plait together or to construct with elaborate care. Upright, evergreen perennial is native to madagascar. Umbrella plant, any of several unrelated but similarly leaved plants. Cyperus alternifolius, commonly called umbrella plant or umbrella palm, is a perennial sedge that features a grasslike clump of triangular green stems typically growing to 23 tall. Crown depth bogmoist or wet soil bloom late spring hardy zone 59 western u. Cyperus cyperus alternifolius is the plant to grow if you never quite get it right when you water your plants, as it requires a constant moisture at the roots and cannot be over watered. The houseplants cyperus papyrus and cyperus alternifolius are commonly known as umbrella grass, umbrella plant, umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or the umbrella palm. Leaves are linear, radiating from the terminal point of stem, spreading or slightly drooping, up to 20 centimeters long.
Umbrella flat sedge is native to africa, but escaped cultivation. Cyperus alternifolius umbrella papyrus, umbrella plant. Cyperus species, umbrella papyrus, umbrella palm, umbrella. Our screening of plants showed that cyperus alternifolius umbrella papyrus had the highest efficiency removal in real wastewater containing. Cyperus alternifolius cypaloverview eppo global database. Cyperus alternifolius, cyperus dives and canna indica, and evaluate the phytoremediation potential of the study plants. Nile grass cyperus papyrus, siberian and japanese iris iris sibirica and i. Cyperus alternifolius umbrella papyrus, umbrella plant umbrella plant is a favorite element in tropical or subtropical pond side gardens. Each stem is topped by a whorl of 1025 drooping leaflike bracts that resemble the ribs of a raised umbrella.
Cyperus alternifolius seeds umbrella plant plant world seeds. Phytodegradation of ethanolamines by cyperus alternifolius. Summer the flowers are a brownish spadix produced in the center of the leaves. A perfect companion to broadleaf tropicals such as colocasia.
Cyperus alternifolius does best in a tropical environment, but quickly adapts to the home. Umbrella grass cyperus alternifolius papyrus guide. Paper open access analysis of bioactive phytochemical. General information about cyperus alternifolius cypal.
Mustread care and maintenance tips for umbrella plant. Perennials can be planted anytime from spring through fall. Cyperus species, umbrella papyrus, umbrella palm, umbrella sedge cyperus alternifolius subsp. Cyperaceae is critically revised in the flora europaea area and the canary islands, with emphasis on the naturalized species.
Cyperus alternifolius, better known as the umbrella plant is a very popular house plant and commonly grown as a marginal pond plant. Roots of near east species were a component of kyphi, a. One of the species iscyperus alternifolius l umbrella sedge,its perennial,the height 1. It is planted in gardens in the ground, pots, and in ponds, and as a house plant. Hepatoprotective activity of cyperus alternifolius on.
Mostly, sedges grow in boggy sites where there is moist soil or even freestanding water. Phylogenetic insights into new world cyperus cyperaceae. Variation of concentration by cyperus alternifolius. Bright green parasols of narrow leaves top each stem. As with all the cyperus plants it is viviparous and will grow new plants from the junction of the leaf and stem. Six plants of each species and wastewater were then sampled at the end of the fifth, sixth and seventh. Studies on the abilities of vetiveria zizanioides and cyperus.
The genus cyperus has about 550 species,its widely distributed in many place of the world 2. Pink or white flowers float above giant, showy foliage. Dwarf umbrella palm cyperus alternifolius gracilis this smaller variety of the umbrella palm plant that only grows to about 2 tall. The plant produces light green leaves where the leaflets are growing from the same spot.
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