Cyperus sesquiflorus
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük.
Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kük. f. sesquiflorus (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cyperus sesquiflorus f. latifolius (Benth.) Kük. (taxonomic synonym)
- Kyllinga brasiliensis Raddi (taxonomic synonym)
- Kyllinga cylindrica f. latifolia (Benth.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Kyllinga monocephala var. latifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Kyllinga odorata Vahl (taxonomic synonym)
- Kyllinga sesquiflora Torr. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Kyllingia cylindrica f. latifolia Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Kyllingia monocephala var. latifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Mesaglio_2022 (1), Metcalfe_2020_1 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (7), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 20 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnynnnnnnnnn (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 7 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Metcalfe_2020_1 | 3 | 3 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 2 | 2 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Mesaglio_2022 | 1 | 1 | T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |