Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    R. C. Wingfield 5364, 21 Apr 1978

  • Location

    Venezuela. Falcón. 12 km SE de Coro, 2 km SO de Siburúa.

  • Habitat

    Depresión inundada a veces (sabana con arbustos, seca cuando colectada); sitio protegido contra ganado caprino. (In depression which floods at times, grassland-with-bushes, soil dry when collected; site protected against goats by a fence.).

  • Description

    Perennial c. 1 m tall, forming large tufts (the specimen is c. 1/40 of a tuft). Style bifid; fruit lenticular & smooth. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Collection Notes

    (nueva para Venezuela?)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 636940

    Occurrence ID: 7a54daaa-736d-4741-a812-33142638ce21

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Fimbristylis castanea (Michx.) Vahl
    Note: (in F. spadicea s.l.) (nueva para Venezuela?)

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Falcón

  • Locality

    12 km SE de Coro, 2 km SO de Siburúa.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 90 m. (295 ft.)

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