Kyllinga melanosperma is a species of sedge, covered with dark brown scales that culm together to form rhizomes that are about 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) long.[1] The rhizomes are 2.5–4.0 millimetres (0.10–0.16 in) thick with a purple-brown sheath at the bottom. Kyllinga melanosperma is found in tropical Africa, southern and southeastern Asia.[2] Kyllinga melanosperma propagates by seed.

Kyllinga melanosperma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Kyllinga
Species:
K. melanosperma
Binomial name
Kyllinga melanosperma

References

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  1. ^ Lye, Kåre Amstein (December 1981). "Studies in African Cyperaceae 21. New taxa and combinations in Kyllinga Rottb". Nordic Journal of Botany. 1 (6): 741–747. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb01161.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
  2. ^ Kotze, Donovan C.; O'Connor, Timothy G. (2000-01-01). "Vegetation variation within and among palustrine wetlands along an altitudinal gradient in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Plant Ecology. 146 (1): 77–96. doi:10.1023/A:1009812300843. ISSN 1573-5052. S2CID 20726309.