Cyperus hemisphaericus is a species of sedge that is endemic to eastern parts of Africa.[1]
| Cyperus hemisphaericus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. hemisphaericus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus hemisphaericus Boeckeler
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Description edit
The perennial plant has a creeping but short rhizome that has a tufted grass-like habit and grows to a height of approximately 130 cm (51 in).[2] It has many crowded basal leaves and stems that are 15 to 90 cm (5.9 to 35.4 in) in length and 2 to 4 mm (0.079 to 0.157 in) wide with a triangular cross section. The flat to folded slightly stiff leaves are 10 to 50 cm (3.9 to 19.7 in) in length with a width of 5 to 13 mm (0.20 to 0.51 in).[3]
Taxonomy edit
The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1859.[1]
Distribution edit
The range of the plant extends from Somalia in the north down to Mozambique in the south along eastern Africa including the island of Madagascar.[1][2] The plant grows from sea level to an altitude of approximately 100 m (330 ft).[3] It is often situated as a part of open grassland, wooded grassland and Brachystegia woodland communities as well as savannah and seasonally wet grassland communities.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Cyperus hemisphaericus Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Ken Fern (3 July 2021). "Cyperus hemisphaericus". Useful Tropical Plants. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Cyperus hemisphaericus". Global Plants. JSTOR. Retrieved 1 December 2021.