Isolepis namaquana Muasya & J.Viljoen

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Isolepis

Characteristics

Tufted annual, up to 30 mm tall. Leaf sheaths 5-72 mm long, wine-red, blade 3-137 mm long. Inflorescence terminal or pseudolateral, bract 3-12 mm long. Spikelets 1-6, 4.5-10 x 1.7-4 mm, with 12-40 spirally arranged glumes. Glumes 1.8-3.9 mm long, boat-shaped, pale green at base and wine-red towards apex, midrib green, with mucro up to 0.3 mm long. Style bifid. Nutlets 0.6-1.3 x 0.6-1 mm, lens-shaped, yellow to black, with colliculate (tortoise shell-like) surface.
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Tufted annual to 30 cm. Spikelets green and red. Nutlets colliculate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.03
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Isolepis namaquana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110141-1
WFO ID wfo-0000920841
COL ID 3Q9MK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Isolepis namaquana