Cyperus melanospermus subsp. bifolius (Miq.) J.Kern

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Stems up to 75 cm by c. 2 mm. Lower 1-2 leaves 10-25 cm by 3-4 mm. Inflorescence 6-10 by 6-8 mm, less dense than in subsp. melanospermus. Spikelets ovate-elliptic, 3-3½ by 1¼-1½ mm. Glumes elliptic-ovate, the first 2½-3 mm long, the second 3-3¼ mm, with evidently serrate-spinulose keels. Nut broadly elliptic to obovate, 1½ by 1-1.2 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

As in subsp. melanospermus, 1100-3000 m.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Cyperus melanospermus subsp. bifolius world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Iceland, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189592-1
WFO ID wfo-0000377624
COL ID 3RH28
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kyllinga bifolia Cyperus melanospermus subsp. bifolius