Biogeography of the cosmopolitan sedges cyperaceae and. Cyperaceae, sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order poales. Small to tall perennial or annual herbs, rarely dwarf shrubs, shrubs, or lianas, terrestrial or helophytic, rarely aquatic, epiphytic, or epilithic. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Box 7, fin00014 university of helsinki, finland perennial, rarely annual plants. Culms 3angled to obtusely 3angled just below inflorescence. It should not contain any categories, except the category for monotypic cyperaceae genera. Sao plantas herbaceas podendo ser perenes e graminiformes. Flora of new yorkcyperaceae 3 wikibooks, open books for. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in.
Smoothfruited sedge carex laeviconica cyperaceaesedge. The plant list includes 18,977 scientific plant names of species rank for the family cyperaceae. For example, there is strong evidence that cyperaceae comprises just. Online conservation guide for scleria triglomerata. The cyperaceae, or the sedge family is a group of plants that is often avoided by many people. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the true sedges genus carex with over 2,000 species. The largest is the carex genus of true sedges, with over 2,000 species sedges include many wild marsh and grassland plants, and some cultivated ones such as water chestnut eleocharis. Sep 08, 2016 scientific description leslie watson, thursday 8 september 2016. Cyperaceae in natal download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cums central, more rarely lateral, scapose or 1fewnoded, more rarely manynoded, base sometimes bulbously thickened, subtrigonous. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. Poaceae, which shares some characteristics of cyperaceae, such as wind pollination and reduced floral structure, has often been placed near to cyperaceae but is now shown to be more distantly related h. Biogeography of the cosmopolitan sedges cyperaceae and the.
The cyperaceae are a family of graminoid grasslike, monocotyledonous flowering plants. Species communities and associations formed by the family. Diversity of cyperaceae in brazil the purpose of this catalogue was to combine the available data from. New fossil record of cladium cyperaceae from the middle. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. National plant germplasm system covid19 update, march 23, 2020. Smoothfruited sedge carex laeviconica cyperaceaesedge family. Pages in category cyperaceae the following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. Species communities and associations formed by the family cyperaceae juss. Flora of new yorkcyperaceae 1 wikibooks, open books for. Alismatanae and commelinanae except gramineae 141190. Thus, the present research aimed to investigate the antimicrobial, antioxidant and chemical constituents of kyllinga odorata vahl, oxycaryum cubensis poepp. Amphicarpy in the cyperaceae, with novel variation in the wetland sedge eleocharis caespitosissima baker.
The texas flora includes 17 genera and 296 species in texas see also. Chemistry of fruit wall and seed in cyperaceae tribe. Fruits of scirpus cyperaceae from the early miocene of. A list of all accepted names in cyperaceae is available in csv format.
This avoidance, and sometimes fear, is due in part to the difficulty sometimes encountered in trying to correctly identify certain species in certain genera. Normal plants, or switchplants sometimes elaminate. Bryson and richard carter usda ars, southern weed science research unit, stoneville, ms 38776, and valdosta state university, valdosta, ga 31698 cyperaceae is a cosmopolitan family of an estimated 5000 species and 100 genera ball et al. There is controversy at higher levels too, so that sometimes cyperaceae are included in the order poales and sometimes in their own order cyperales. Both sedges family cyperaceae, approximately 4000 species and rushes. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf evolution in sedges carex, cyperaceae article pdf available in canadian journal of botany 687. The family is in a range from sea level up to 5475 m, covering large areas of swamp and arctic vegetation goetghebeur 1998. The family cyperaceae, or the sedges, is a taxon of flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. Flora of new yorkcyperaceae 3 wikibooks, open books for an.
Eleocharis and fimbristylis 2 species while bulbostylis, carex and pycreus have 1 species each. Cyperaceae je porodica tzv siljovke iz reda poales, razreda liliopsida. Including kobresiaceae gilly, lepistichaceae dulac, scirpaceae burnett. Pollen dispersal properties of poaceae and cyperaceae. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. The cyperaceae are a family of graminoid grasslike, monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.
The sanzhangtian section consists of lacustrine and fluvial deposits with conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, coal and mudstone and exposes the dajie formation which was divided into three parts. Transverse sections of the fruit walls and seeds from all four genera of family cyperaceae tribe trilepideae were investigated using sem and energy dispersive xray analysis edxa to determine the presence of different elements in different parts of the fruit wall and in phytin globules of the aleurone layer of the seed. The fruiting time has been interpreted broadly to include the period when the fruit is more or less fully formed but not yet ripe. Some species of the family cyperaceae have been studied extensively for presenting bioactive compounds of pharmacological interest. Author links open overlay panel xiaoqing liang a b ping lu b achyut tiwari a tao su a zhe. The cyperaceae, among the 10 largest families of flowering plants, contain about 5,000 species and. Online conservation guide for scleria pauciflora var.
Pdf taxonomic and distribution notes on carex cyperaceae. New fossil record of cladium cyperaceae from the middle miocene of zhenyuan, sw china, and the palaeobiogeographical history of the genus. First time analyses of silicon in fruit wall in cyperaceae tribe trilepideae. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. Click download or read online button to get cyperaceae in natal book now. Spikelet the ultimate inflorescence unit in most genera of cyperaceae. Stipe short, narrowed extension to the base of the nutlet. May 29, 2019 some species of the family cyperaceae have been studied extensively for presenting bioactive compounds of pharmacological interest. This category should contain only articles about the genera of cyperaceae, when the articles are at the scientific name, or redirects from the scientific name in the case of monotypic taxa or articles at the english name.
Because most cyperaceae cannot be reliably identified when in flower, in this volume fruiting time is given for all species by season, sometimes qualified by early, mid, or late, or by months. Cyperaceae definition of cyperaceae by merriamwebster. Field trips were made monthly from october 2004 to october 2006, registering the environmental characteristics and flowering and fructification periods for each taxon. Journal of medicinal plants research phytochemical. The basic unit of the inflorescence in most cyperaceae is the spikelet.
Worldwide, but mostly in moist, cool places in the north temperate zone with extensions into the tropical highlands. Cyperaceae sedges are a monocotyledenous angiosperm plant family with over 5300. Fruits of scirpus cyperaceae journal of palaeogeography. For southern african families, the only close relationships that have been demonstrated reasonably well are those between cyperaceae and juncaceae rushes, and poaceae and restionaceae cape reeds. Th ey only occur at high altitudes 36504350 m and are known from just one specimen each, an indication of their rarity. In cyperaceae usually applied to the apex of the glumes. Both sedges family cyperaceae, approximately 4000 species and rushes family juncaceae, approximately 400 species. We test the hypothesis that, despite a proposed tropical origin, temperate lineages in the family diversified at elevated rates. Scientific description leslie watson, thursday 8 september 2016. Species of cyperaceae contained within the plant list belong to 1 plant genera.
Chemistry of fruit wall and seed in cyperaceae tribe trilepideae. E uma familia composta por ervas, em geral rizomatosas com caules triangulares em seccao transversal, com frequencia sem folhas acima da base. Across angiosperm families, the area occupied by a family is strongly correlated with its richness. Pdf we present relevant data about the taxonomy and distribution of 20 species of the genus carex in the neotropics from the caribbean. Cyperaceae definition is a large family of monocotyledonous plants order graminales distinguished chiefly by having achenes, solid stems, and 3ranked stem leaves. The family may have originated in the late cretaceous south america, and may have spread in the southern. The cyperaceae, or the sedge family is a group of plants that. The cyperaceae, among the 10 largest families of flowering plants, contain about 5,000 species and, depending on the classification used, between 70 and 115 genera. Has parent poales in use by nzor preferred name cyperaceae juss. Has an elongated or reduced axis with 1 to many glumes, each glume subtending a bisexual or unisexual flower. The cyperaceae are a faimily o monocotyledonous graminoid flouerin plants kent as segs, which superficially resemble gresses an rushes selected genera. The cyperaceae, or the sedge family is a group of plants. This category should only contain genera categories and galleries. The largest is the carex genus of true sedges, with over 2,000 species.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. First estimates of their absolute pollen productivities. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Cyperaceae in the orders and families of monocotyledons. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to receive it. Cyperaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to. The family cyperaceae, or the sedges, is a taxon of flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes the family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. All studied vouchers reported as fuirena squarrosa from new york sites have been annotated to fuirena pumila. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family cyperaceae. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. About the classification report about the classification download. Sedges and rushes are two plant groups that are grasslike in appearance and often are confused with grasses.
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