Cyperus vestitus

Hochst. ex C.Krauss · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records23

Data sources5

Biological traits17

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections1

Sources5 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility23 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources17 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF23 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

01Narrative

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

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height max0.4 m

Seed mass0.181 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.181 mg · GIFT: 0.17 mg

Seed mass max0.17 mg

Seed mass min0.17 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial or bulbous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max800 m

Elevation min40 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

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 vestitus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections1

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★matK★rbcLa

plant barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type23 records

Museum / vouchered23

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO84 km²

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 accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 23 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence23

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 4 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kew, GB	11
Pretoria, ZA	7
Durban, ZA	3
University of Johannesburg, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnologylocation not on record	1

4 institutions · 22 of 23 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Cyperus vestitus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median23.7 °C 23.7–23.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter8.90 °C

Max temp (day)28.2 °C

Min temp (night)18.6 °C

Precipitation128 mm/mo

Air humidity59.8 %

Moisture balance-35.8 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,176 Pa

Wind speed2.90 m/s

Cloud cover46.5 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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