Cyperus isabellinus — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records103

Data sources3

Biological traits20

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Cyperus isabellinus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility103 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF103 records

01Narrative

Cyperus isabellinus is a species of sedge that is native to the north eastern Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Fruit length2.15 mm

Fruit width0.7 mm

Leaf width max3.8 mm

Plant height max0.5 m

Plant height min0.2 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanannual short_lived_perennial

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: annual short_lived_perennial · GIFT: annual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit typenut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type103 records

Wild obs. + sensor4

Museum / vouchered85

Other14

Origin

Native13

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO292 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 1

3 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy58% within 1 km

≤100 m 40≤1 km 5≤10 km 17>10 km 16

78 georeferenced · 7 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence85

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	59
Mount Annan, AU	11
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	4
Armidale, AU	3
Canberra, AU	3
Bronx, US	1
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
Palmerston, AU	1

9 institutions · 84 of 85 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code