Cyathochaeta

<i>Cyathochaeta</i>

Cyathochaeta

Genus of grass-like plants

Cyathochaeta is a genus of rhizomatous perennial sedges.[1]

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They have culms that are mostly noded. The leaves are mostly basal, often with one cauline and have ligule membranes. When flowering they produce a panicle-like, narrow inflorescence with distant nodes containing several spikelets at each node with a single bisexual flower.[2]

There are six known species all of which are endemic to Australia.[2]

The genera was first described in 1848 by the German botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck.[1]

List of species:

References

  1. [1]
    "Cyathochaeta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. [2]
    "Genus Cyathochaeta". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 26 September 2017.


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