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Accession Data:
Cyperus brevifolia
(Rottb.) Hassk.
Common Name:
shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga
Family:
Cyperaceae
Juss.
Synonym(s):
Kyllinga brevifolia
Rottb.
Country of Origin:
Trop. & Subtrop.
USDA Zone:
9-11
Accession Data:
Accession #
198800155
Source:
Smith Col.
Accession Date:
04-11-1988
Bench:
1117 - AFR:South Tanks E
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 10-31-2024
Restrictions:
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
SubClass:
commelinids
Order:
Poales
SubOrder:
Family:
Cyperaceae
SubFamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cypereae
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
References (internal):
Aquatic Plants
Wind Pollination (anemophily)
Benthophyte
EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Liberia
/
Nigeria
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Togo
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Burundi
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Central African Republic
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Cameroon
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Equatorial Guinea
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Gabon
/
Rwanda
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Zaire
/
Ethiopia
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Socotra
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Sudan
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Kenya
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Tanzania
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Uganda
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Botswana
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Namibia
/
KwaZulu-Natal
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Ascension
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St.Helena
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Aldabra
/
Chagos Archipelago
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Comoros
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Mauritius
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Mozambique Channel Is.
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Madagascar
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Reunion
/
Rodrigues
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Seychelles
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Afghanistan
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China South-Central
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Hainan
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Manchuria
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China North-Central
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China Southeast
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Tibet
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Japan
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Korea
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Kazan-retto
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Nansei-shoto
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Ogasawara-shoto
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Taiwan
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Assam
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Bangladesh
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East Himalaya
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India
/
Laccadive Is.
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Nepal
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Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
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West Himalaya
/
Andaman Is.
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Laos
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Nicobar Is.
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South China Sea
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Thailand
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Vietnam
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Borneo
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Cocos (Keeling) Is.
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Jawa
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Lesser Sunda Is.
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Malaya
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Maluku
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Philippines
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Sulawesi
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Sumatera
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Christmas I.
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New Guinea
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New South Wales
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Northern Territory
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Queensland
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South Australia
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Victoria
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Western Australia
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New Zealand North
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Gilbert Is.
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Wallis-Futuna Is.
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Easter Is.
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Marquesas
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Pitcairn Is.
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Society Is.
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Tuamotu
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Oklahoma
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Texas
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Alabama
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Florida
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Georgia
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Louisiana
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Mississippi
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Mexico Central
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Mexico Gulf
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Mexico Northwest
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Mexico Southwest
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Mexico Southeast
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Belize
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Costa Rica
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Central American Pacific Is.
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Nicaragua
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Panama
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Bahamas
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Bermuda
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Cayman Is.
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Cuba
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Dominican Republic
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Haiti
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Jamaica
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Leeward Is.
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Puerto Rico
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Trinidad-Tobago
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Windward Is.
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French Guiana
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Guyana
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Suriname
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Venezuela
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Bolivia
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Galapagos
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Peru
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Brazil West-Central
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Brazil Northeast
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Brazil North
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Brazil South
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Argentina Northeast
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Argentina Northwest
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Paraguay
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Uruguay
References (external):
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Accessed 19 May 2015.
WCSP (2015)
. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 May 2015
data regenerated on Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:18:07 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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W/C
W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days