Cyperus meyerianus Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Rhizoma breve gracile pluriramosum. Culmi plures caespitosi debiles 4-8 cm alti compresso-trigoni laeves basi decumbentes. Folia pauca culmo breviora vix 1 mm lata complicato-plana flaccida, vaginaesubampliatae clare brunneae multinervosae. Bracteae 2 demum divaricatae basi hyalina dilatatae, inferior inflorescentiam superans. Anthela simplex capitato-contracta 6-12 mm diam. Spiculae 7-1 digitatim confertae patentes sessiles oblongo-ovatae valde compressae 6-8 mm longae 3-4 mm latae obtusae 10-16-florae. Rhachilla recta rigida non alata. Squamae dense dispositae demum patulae naviculares oblongo-ovatae lateribus stramineae interdum sanguineo-tinctae marginibus ipsis albo-hyalinae 7-costatae e carina viridi in aristam validam cum squama aequilongam valde excurvatam productae. Stamina 3-2. Nux 2/5 squamae aequans late ovata triquetra brunnea cellulis superficiei albidis prominentibus, apiculata. Stylus longus, stigmata 3 tenuia mediocriter longa breviter exserta.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus meyerianus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305162-1
WFO ID wfo-0000377683
COL ID 33CT9
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Synonyms

Cyperus meyerianus