Distribution: Madagascar, The Comoros, The Mascarenes, Africa, Asia, The New World

Vegetation Formation: Freshwater Wetland

Elevation (m): 0-499, 500-999, 1000-1499

Province: Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara

Protected Areas : Manongarivo

Note: Often treated as a subsp. of C. mariscus (L.) Pohl. in the past, recently this cosmopolitan plant has been generally regarded as a distinct species. Probably much more common that the scant herbarium records would suggest.

Updated on: 01 Oct. 2008