Platycaulos anceps (Mast.) H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Platycaulos

Characteristics

Plants tangled, 0.3-1.0 m high; with stolons. Culms branching, culms smooth or finely warty. Leaf sheaths persistent, closely convolute, green. Male inflorescences with 2-10 spikelets, compound. Female inflorescences with 1-10 spikelets; spikelet sessile, obovate, with 1 flower. Ovary unilocular. Flowering time Oct., Nov. Fruit a dehiscent capsule.
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Dioecious, mat-forming perennial to 1 m tall, culms ± compressed, branched, ribbed. Female spikelets numerous per branch, ovary unilocular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 1.0
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Soil texture 5-6
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Platycaulos anceps world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942189-1
WFO ID wfo-0000498203
COL ID 6VPMV
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Platycaulos anceps Hypolaena anceps Calorophus anceps Restio anceps Restio aspericaulis