Cyperus pedunculosus — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records119

Data sources3

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility119 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF119 records

01Narrative

Cyperus pedunculosus is a species of sedge that is native to New Guinea and northern Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type119 records

Wild obs. + sensor3

Museum / vouchered96

Other20

Origin

Native6

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO348 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 accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 1

3 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor3

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 accuracy25% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 5≤10 km 33>10 km 11

59 georeferenced · 37 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence96

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 10 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	37
Smithfield, AU	15
Canberra, AU	9
Kew, GB	8
Mount Annan, AU	6
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	2
Honolulu, US	2
Bronx, US	1
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	1
Fort Worth, US	1

10 institutions · 82 of 96 vouchered records shown · 14 without an institution code