Kylinga brevifolia CYPERACEAE
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Sample information
| Sample ID | 12-13-1a |
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| Species | brevifolia |
| Genus | Kylinga |
| Family | CYPERACEAE |
| Common name | shortleaf spikesedge |
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Morphology
| Pollen / Spore | pollen |
|---|---|
| Morphologic type | inaperturate |
| Surface pattern | psilate |
| Equatorial size | mean 24 |
| Polar size | mean 20 |
| Grain arrangement | monocot |
| Exine type | tectate |
| Morphology notes | Psilate/tectate. Irregular, sometimes elongated. Pore aperture poorly defined and thin. |
Ecology and Geography
| Plant type | angiosperm |
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| Floristic region(s) | Hawaiian Islands , East Pacific Islands , Sub-tropical Pacific , Other outside Australasia , Papua New Guinea (lowland) , Australia (east coast) |
| Habit aquatic(s) | emergent |
| Vegetation communities | disturbed/anthropogenic, scrub and/or heathland |
| Habitat notes | It is native to tropical areas in the Americas but it can be found in warm regions around the world where it is an introduced species. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one to several erect stems to heights up to about half a meter, often much shorter. It produces tiny inflorescences of a few spikelets each which in total are less than a centimeter long. It is sometimes a weed in wet areas such as cultivated land and irrigation ditches. On Rapa Nui (Easter Island)tends to dominate treeless uplands of the island today. |
Collection
| Collector | Curtis 6665 |
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| Collection site | Florida, Polk Co. |
| Collection country | United States of America |
| Collection date | 1900-06-17 |
| Collection notes | Processed at the Pollen Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA from the collecton of Ed Cushing, slide ref. B3655. |
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