EcoFlora - Kyllinga

Kyllinga
Family: Cyperaceae	FNA Resources Gordon C. Tucker in Flora of North America (vol. 23) Herbs, annual or perennial, cespitose or not, rhizomatous or not. Culms solitary or not, trigonous. Leaves basal; ligules absent; blades flat or V-shaped in cross section. Inflorescences terminal, rarely pseudolateral, spikes 1-4, sessile, densely ovoid or cylindric; spikelets [15-]40-150 per spike, not readily distinguished by unaided eye; involucral bracts 2-4, spreading or erect, leaflike. Spikelets: scales 2(-3), distichous; proximal scale subtending bisexual flower; distal scale empty or subtending 1-2 stamens, often abortive. Flowers bisexual or staminate; perianth absent; stamens 1-3; styles linear, 2-fid, base persistent. Achenes biconvex, laterally compressed. Tropical Africa contains the greatest diversity of Kyllinga species. The genus is closely related to Cyperus and has been treated as a subgenus.
Species within inventory project: Arizona Flora \|\| << 51 - 70 taxa >> Kyllinga polyphylla Map not Available Kyllinga pseudobulbosa Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga pulchella Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga pumila Map not Available Kyllinga pungens Map not Available Kyllinga rheophytica Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga rhizomafragilis Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga rigida Map not Available Kyllinga robinsoniana Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga songeensis Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga squamulata Map not Available Kyllinga squarrosa Map not Available Kyllinga tanzaniae Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga tenuis Map not Available Kyllinga tibialis Map not Available Kyllinga tisserantii Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga tisserantioides Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga ugogensis Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga uniflora Media not available Map not Available Kyllinga vaginata Map not Available