Cyperus marginatus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records579

Data sources5

Biological traits18

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility579 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF579 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 32

01Narrative

Cyperus marginatus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of southern Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Plant height max1.51 m

Plant height min0.3 m

Seed mass0.061 mg

Seed mass max0.06 mg

Seed mass min0.06 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedhelophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 150 m

Elevation min5 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Cyperus marginatus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Cyperus marginatus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 32 n = 16

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 321×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — NORDENSTAM, B. 1969. Chromosome studies on South African vascular plants. Bot. Notiser 122: 398-408.

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type579 records

Wild obs. + sensor219

Museum / vouchered360

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 740 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 accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 132≤1 km 24≤10 km 7>10 km 4

167 georeferenced · 52 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor219

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 18

18 georeferenced · 342 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence360

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 institutions8 of 11 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Pretoria, ZA	293
Durban, ZA	10
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	8
Cape Town, ZA	6
Kew, GB	6
MAlocation not on record	2
Bronx, US	1
Paris, FR	1
Tampa, US	1
MeiseBGlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1

11 institutions · 330 of 360 vouchered records shown · 30 without an institution code

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