Cyperus holstii is a species of sedge that is native to central Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Kenya.[2]
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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. holstii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus holstii | |
The species was first formally described by the botanist Georg Kükenthal in 1925.[2]
Ecology and Distribution
editIn Tropical Africa, the biology of Cyperus holstii is a perennial herb to 1, 15 m tall, with stolons c. (2 mm) and is covered by loose scales; culms few (45-67 cm long, 3,5-6 mm), trigonous; leaves (1-31 to 50 cm long); sheath is pale brown, and is sometimes pale reddish-brown (6-12 cm long); blade flat (16-38 cm long, 5,5-10 mm).[3]
Cyperus holstii grows on seasonally wet grassland; alongside pools; swamps; 0-250 m alt. Very similar to C. longus from which it differs by its longer peduncles (10-30 cm vs. 0,5-10 cm), more numerous (6-9 vs. 2-5) and larger involucral bracts (15-40x0, 4-0,8 cm vs. 6-28x0, 2-0,5 cm).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2019). "Cyperus holstii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T179498A1580606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T179498A1580606.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Cyperus holstii Kük". Kew Science - Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "African Plant Database". africanplantdatabase.ch. Retrieved 2023-07-30.