Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae: Poales
Cyperaceae
- Sedge family
Browning, J. & Goetghebeur, P. (2017)
Sedge (Cyperaceae) Genera of Africa and Madagascar Troubador (Matador), Leicester, UK
Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977)
Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995)
Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2
Govaerts, R., Koopman, J., Simpson, D., Goetghebeur, P., Wilson, K., Egorova, T. & Bruhl, J. (2010)
World Checklist of Cyperaceae The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/ accessed 10 July 2010
Haines, R.W. & Lye, K. (1983)
The Sedges and Rushes of East Africa East African Natural History Society, Nairobi, Kenya
Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022)
Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa Meise Botanic Garden
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs, usually most abundant in wet places. Culms usually triangular, usually solid. Leaves: alternate, usually 3-ranked, simple, grass-like or reduced to sheaths; sheath usually closed;
ligule usually 0; lamina usually linear or setaceous.
Inflorescence consisting of numerous spikelets, usually arranged in an anthela or panicle, often ± umbellate and subtended by
leaf-like bracts. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, arising
in the axils of a single bract (glume) without a bracteole,
or in tribe Cariceae, the female flowers surrounded by a closed
utricle. Glumes usually spirally arranged in
1-many-flowered spikelets. Perianth (only present in the tribes
Scirpeae and Rhynchosporeae) consisting of 3-6 (rarely more)
hairs, bristles or scales, in other tribes 0. Stamens (1-)2-3;
anthers basifixed. Ovary superior, 1-locular
with 1 erect ovule. Style simple; stigmas 2 or 3. Fruit a 1-seeded
nut, biconvex or trigonous. Seeds free from the
pericarp. Comment: In some of the higher-rainfall parts of the country, Cyperaceae are abundant and these areas are often rich in species. In collecting material for determination, it should be noted that the basal and underground parts are often necessary for identification and that immature or flowering material is often difficult to name. Worldwide: 98 genera and 4,350 species, cosmopolitan but especially temperate areas. Zimbabwe: 29 genera and 272 taxa. |
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Genus | Content |
Abildgaardia Vahl | Description |
Alinula J. Raynal | Description |
Ascolepis Nees ex Steud. | Description, Image |
Bolboschoenus (Asch.) Palla | Description |
Bulbostylis Kunth | Description, Image |
Carex L. | Description, Image |
Carpha Banks & Sol. ex R. Br. | Description |
Cladium P. Browne | Description |
Coleochloa Gilly | Description, Image |
Costularia C.B. Clarke | Description |
Courtoisina Soják | Description |
Cyperus L. | Description, Image |
Eleocharis R. Br. | Description, Image |
Ficinia Schrad. | Description |
Fimbristylis Vahl | Description |
Fuirena Rottb. | Description |
Isolepis R. Br. | Description |
Kyllinga Rottb. | Description, Image |
Kyllingiella R.W. Haines & Lye | Description |
Lipocarpha R.Br. | Description, Image |
Oxycaryum Nees | Description |
Pycreus P. Beauv. | Description |
Rhynchospora Vahl | Description |
Schoenoplectiella Lye | Description |
Schoenoplectus (Rchb.) Palla | Description, Image |
Schoenoxiphium Nees | Description |
Schoenus L. | Description |
Scleria Bergius | Description, Image |
Tetraria P. Beauv. | Description |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Cyperaceae. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=69, retrieved 7 November 2024
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