Pycreus macrostachyos (Lam.) J.Raynal

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Pycreus

Characteristics

Annual herb, up to 1 m high. Umbel usually compound, primary rays 3-11. Nut compressed, ellipsoid, black. Glumes ovate, obtuse, distant with white margins, straw-coloured or yellow.
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A conspicuous spreading inflorescence
A sedge. It is a robust annual.
Rather robust annual
Few, flaccid leaves
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Sub-saharan Africa in seasonally wet areas and in rocky pools.
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In or near open water and other damp places.
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Usage

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Edible rhizomes roots
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pycreus macrostachyos world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:311698-1
WFO ID wfo-0000506510
COL ID 4QNB5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 807494
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Synonyms

Pycreus flavicomus Pycreus macrostachyos Cyperus flavicomus Cyperus retusus Cyperus sabulosus Cyperus sabulosus Cyperus tremulus Cyperus expansus Cyperus albomarginatus var. tenuis Cyperus hochstetteri var. tenuis Cyperus tremulus var. minor Cyperus tremulus var. opulentus Cyperus hochstetteri var. russa