Hypodiscus alboaristatus Mast.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Hypodiscus

Characteristics

Plants clumped, 0.3-0.5 m high; rhizomes short. Culms unbranched and smooth. Leaf sheath single at base or middle of culm, persistent. Male and female inflorescences: 2-10 spikelets per culm, compound; spathes persistent, shorter or longer than spikelets; bracts taller than flowers. Male Spikelets several-flowered. Female spikelets with single flower. Ovary unilocular; styles 2, plumose, free at base. Flowering time May-Sept. Fruit an indehiscent round nut, nut cap with 1-3 rows of teeth; elaiosome present.
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Dioecious, rhizomatous or tufted perennial to 50 cm, culms simple, round, with a single node. Male and female spikelets similar, to 10 mm, bracts long-acuminate. Nut smooth to tuberculate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-9
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Hypodiscus alboaristatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715890-1
WFO ID wfo-0000444198
COL ID 3NVGG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hypodiscus alboaristatus Hypodiscus capitatus Hypodiscus duplicatus Hypodiscus oliverianus Restio alboaristatus Schoenus aristatus Hypodiscus alboaristatus var. oliverianus