Platycaulos major (Mast.) H.P.Linder

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Platycaulos

Characteristics

Plants tangled, rhizomes absent, up to 0.6 m high. Culms sparingly branched or branching, compressed or flattened, smooth or finely rugulose, green. Leaf sheaths persistent, green with a narrow upper margin and stout awn. Male and female spikelets several per culm, 1-many-flowered, spathes small. Female spikelets larger than male; perianth bony, lateral sepals keeled. Ovary 1-or 2-chambered with 3 plumose styles, free to base. Flowering time Mar. Fruit a dehiscent capsule, with white-ornamented seeds.
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Dioecious, tufted, erect perennial to 1.5 m, culms branched, compressed, smooth or finely rugulose. Female spikelets usually several, 10-40 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Platycaulos major world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942193-1
WFO ID wfo-0000498228
COL ID 4JNZ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Platycaulos major Restio major Restio compressus var. major