It is a perennial plant that grows in wet habitats such as marshes, swamps, and wet meadows. It is a clump-forming species that can reach heights of up to 1.5 meters. The leaves are linear and up to 30 cm long. The inflorescence is a dense, cylindrical spike of up to 10 cm long, containing numerous small, yellowish-brown flowers.

Cyperus conglomeratus is a species of sedge native to northern Africa, the Middle East, and parts of western Asia. It was first formally described by the botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll in 1773. It is a perennial plant that grows in wet habitats such as marshes, swamps, and wet meadows, reaching heights of up to 1.5 meters. Its leaves are linear and up to 30 cm long, and its inflorescence is a dense, cylindrical spike of up to 10 cm long, containing numerous small, yellowish-brown flowers.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Cyperus conglomeratus var. ensifolius	(Nees & Ehrenb. ex Boeckeler) Kük.	Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 276. 1936
Cyperus conglomeratus f. major	(Boeckeler) Kük.	Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 275 1936
Cyperus conglomeratus var. major	Boeckeler	Linnaea 35: 544. 1868
Cyperus pungens	Boeckeler ex Aitch. & Hemsl.	Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 121 (1886)
Cyperus pungens	Boeckeler	Linnaea 35: 587 (1868)
Cyperus senegalensis	C.B.Clarke	Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 577 (1894)
Cyperus squarrosus	F.Muell.	Fragm. 8: 262 (1874)
Schoenus glaucus	Siebold ex C.B.Clarke	Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 554 (1894)
Schoenus macrorrhizus	Rich. ex C.B.Clarke	Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 554 (1894)
Cyperus falcatus var. hamiensis	Schweinf.	Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 47. 1894

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	sedge
Arabic	الثداء
Arabic	ثندي
Arabic	الثندي

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Name	Authority	First published in
Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. conglomeratus		Unknown
Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. curvulus	(Boeckeler) Kukkonen	Ann. Bot. Fenn. 32: 158 (1995)
Cyperus conglomeratus subsp. pachyrhizus	(Nees ex Boeckeler) T.Koyama	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 93: 344 (1980)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Socotra
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Egypt
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
  - Western Sahara
- West Tropical Africa
  - Burkina
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Senegal
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Central African Republic
  - Gabon
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius
  - Seychelles

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States
  - Kuwait
  - Oman
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Palestine
  - Sinai

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - India
  - Pakistan

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000369935
Tropicos	9901088
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304179-1
The Plant List	kew-236126
PaleoBotany	26379
Open Tree Of Life	3959371
Observations.org	20704
NCBI Taxonomy	1423382
IPNI	304179-1
iNaturalist	332995
GBIF	2714301
EPPO	CYPCL
EOL	1122069
Elurikkus	288775
Wikipedia	Cyperus_conglomeratus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Exploring the benefits of wild plants in dietary nutrition: investigating perspectives, choices, health impacts and sustainable practices

Anwar T, Qureshi H, Shahzadi S, Siddiqi EH, Ali HM, Abdelhamid MM, Nazim M

BMC Complement Med Ther

14-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10865668
doi:	10.1186/s12906-024-04379-4
PMID:	38355544

Pharmacological targeting of gastric mucosal barrier with traditional Chinese medications for repairing gastric mucosal injury

Jia X, He Y, Li L, Xu D

Front Pharmacol

08-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10285076
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1091530
PMID:	37361204

Nutritional composition of some wild edible plants consumed in Southwest Ethiopia

Yimer A, Forsido SF, Addis G, Ayelign A

Heliyon

23-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10220415
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16541
PMID:	37251480

Snakes on a slope: strong anti-gravitactic responses and differential habitat use in the Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) in the Negev desert

Dorfman A, Subach A, Scharf I

R Soc Open Sci

22-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10031405
doi:	10.1098/rsos.221652
PMID:	36968240

Desert Endemic Plants in Algeria: A Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Polyphenolic Compounds and Pharmacological Activities

Hemmami H, Seghir BB, Zeghoud S, Ben Amor I, Kouadri I, Rebiai A, Zaater A, Messaoudi M, Benchikha N, Sawicka B, Atanassova M

Molecules

15-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9959599
doi:	10.3390/molecules28041834
PMID:	36838819

Activities against Lung Cancer of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles: A Review

Mejía-Méndez JL, López-Mena ER, Sánchez-Arreola E

Biomedicines

28-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9953519
doi:	10.3390/biomedicines11020389
PMID:	36830926

Flavonoids and related privileged scaffolds as potential urease inhibitors: a review

Al-Rooqi MM, Mughal EU, Raja QA, Hussein EM, Naeem N, Sadiq A, Asghar BH, Moussa Z, Ahmed SA

RSC Adv

23-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9869662
doi:	10.1039/d2ra08284e
PMID:	36756398

Soil structure influences proteins, phenols, and flavonoids of varied medicinal plants in Al Jubail, KSA

Alotaibi MO, Abd-Elgawad ME

Saudi J Biol Sci

23-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9926020
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103567
PMID:	36798140

Floristic diversity and vegetation of the az Zakhnuniyah Island, Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Al-Taisan WA

Heliyon

19-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9307451
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09996
PMID:	35879996

Aerobiological monitoring in a desert type ecosystem: Two sampling stations of two cities (2017–2020) in Qatar

Al-Nesf MA, Gharbi D, Mobayed HM, Mohammed Ali R, Tuffaha A, Dason BR, Adeli M, Sattar HA, Trigo MD

PLoS One

13-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9278729
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0270975
PMID:	35830387

Chemical Composition and Bioactive Antioxidants Obtained by Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Cyperus esculentus L. By-products: A Valorization Approach

Pelegrín CJ, Ramos M, Jiménez A, Garrigós MC

Front Nutr

08-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9305069
doi:	10.3389/fnut.2022.944830
PMID:	35873445

Endophytes and Halophytes to Remediate Industrial Wastewater and Saline Soils: Perspectives from Qatar

Yasseen BT, Al-Thani RF

Plants (Basel)

02-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9182595
doi:	10.3390/plants11111497
PMID:	35684269

Vegetation Composition of the Halophytic Grass Aeluropus lagopoides Communities within Coastal and Inland Sabkhas of Saudi Arabia

Dar BA, Assaeed AM, Al-Rowaily SL, Al-Doss AA, Abd-ElGawad AM

Plants (Basel)

28-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8912373
doi:	10.3390/plants11050666
PMID:	35270136

ISSR and SCoT for evaluation of hereditary differences of 29 wild plants in Al Jubail Saudi Arabian

Alotaibi MO, Abd-Elgawad ME

Saudi J Biol Sci

29-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC9280174
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.01.053
PMID:	35844376

Livestock feed resources in the West African Sahel

Amole T, Augustine A, Balehegn M, Adesogoan AT

Agron J

29-Dec-2021

PMCID:	PMC9303701
doi:	10.1002/agj2.20955
PMID:	35910094

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives
(S)-1-Phenylethanol	443135	Click to see CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)O	122.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
1-Phenylethanol	7409	Click to see CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)O	122.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers
Phenol,2-ethoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)-	601250	Click to see CCOC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC=C)O	178.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
4-Allylphenol	68148	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O	134.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoids
Phenol	996	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)O	94.11	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters / Fatty acid methyl esters
Methyl tetradecanoate	31284	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC	242.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Palmitic Acid	985	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	256.42	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids
Capric Acid	2969	Click to see CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	172.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Octanoic acid	379	Click to see CCCCCCCC(=O)O	144.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Methyl linoleate	5284421	Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC	294.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Methyl octadeca-9,12-dienoate	8203	Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC	294.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids
(E)-(7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-ene-1-ol	145386	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C	296.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Phytol	5280435	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C	296.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Elemane sesquiterpenoids
Beta-Elemene	6918391	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(C1)C(=C)C)(C)C=C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007
Cyclohexane, 1-ethenyl-1-methyl-2,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-, (1R,2R,4S)-rel-	10583	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC(C(C1)C(=C)C)(C)C=C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
(5R)-Dihydro-5-methyl-5-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-2(3H)-furanone	101346170	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC1(CCC(=O)O1)C	324.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
4,8,12,16-Tetramethylheptadecan-4-olide	567149	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC1(CCC(=O)O1)C	324.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
9,19-Cyclo-9beta-lanost-24-en-3beta-ol	500213	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2CCC5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Cycloartenol	92110	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2CCC5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	122544	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylic acid	92126	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
Isoferulic acid	736186	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 6-prenylated flavans
(2R)-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-5,7-diol	162881833	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(CC2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)OC)O)C	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-5,7-diol	10832955	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(CC2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)OC)O)C	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 8-prenylated flavans
(2R)-2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-5-methoxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-7-ol	163082161	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C(=C(C=C1O)OC)CCC(O2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)O)C	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007
(2S)-2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-5,7-diol	162904914	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(CC2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)O)O)O)C	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007
2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-5-methoxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-7-ol	91410800	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C(=C(C=C1O)OC)CCC(O2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)O)C	370.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007
2-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-5,7-diol	91127489	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(CC2)C3=CC(=CC(=C3)OC)O)O)O)C	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Luteolin	5280445	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
(2S)-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-5-ol	162974365	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1)C2CCC3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC)O)OC	316.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
2-(3,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-7-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-5-ol	10686879	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1)C2CCC3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC)O)OC	316.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200052207
7-O-Methylluteolin	5318214	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O	300.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2005.06.007

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Cyperus conglomeratus

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