Cyperus pseudovestitus (C.B.Clarke) Kük.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Cyperus

Characteristics

Perennial herb, tufted, 0.15-0.50 m high, base pseudobulbous. Leaf blades 1.4-3.1 mm wide, V-shaped. Culm scapose, obscurely 3-angled, 0.7-1.7 mm in diam. Inflorescence varying from a ± contracted anthela of 2-5 ± spherical spikes to a head. Subtending bracts 3 or 4, unequal in length, leaf-like. Spikelets 4.2-6.5(-9.0) x (1.0-)2.6-3.7 (-4.0) mm, 3-7-flowered. Glumes imbricate, ovate when flattened, 2.1-4.5 mm long, keel non-excurrent. Flowering time Oct., Dec. Nutlet elliptical to obovate, 1.6-2.6 x 0.7-1.3 mm, sharply 3-angled, dark brown to ± black, surface puncticulate.
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Tufted, perennial herb, up to 440 mm tall. Basal leaf sheaths dark purple-black, glossy. Inflorescence umbellate or contracted into a head. Acute-conical papillae on fruit surface. Glumes russet-brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.47
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Cyperus pseudovestitus world distribution map, present in Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305646-1
WFO ID wfo-0000380567
COL ID 33D95
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Cyperus pseudovestitus Kyllinga hymenopoda Mariscus pseudovestitus Mariscus goniobolbus Cyperus pseudovestitus var. polycarpus