Cyperus sulcinux

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records49

Data sources3

Biological traits19

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility49 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources19 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF49 records

01Narrative

Cyperus sulcinux is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia. The annual herbaceous or grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.05 to and has a tufted habit. In Western Australia it is found around seepages in a small area to the north of the Kimberley region where it grows in sandy soils over sandstone.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height0.175 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.05 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formannual

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment11

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 340 m

Elevation min100 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb · TRY: Herb (H)

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type49 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered45

Other3

Origin

Native11

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO152 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 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

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 accuracy5% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 17>10 km 3

21 georeferenced · 24 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence45

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 institutions13 of 16 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	7
TAIElocation not on record	7
Mount Annan, AU	4
Smithfield, AU	4
Kew, GB	2
Kensington, AU	2
Palmerston, AU	2
Guangzhou, CN	2
Canberra, AU	2
Taipei, TW	1
Zürich, CH	1
Xiamen, CN	1
CEPLAClocation not on record	1
Burlington, US	1
TNMlocation not on record	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

16 institutions · 39 of 45 vouchered records shown · 6 without an institution code

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