Author: |
Henry Nicholas
Ridley, 1884 |
Family: |
CYPERACEAE |
Origin: |
South Africa |
Soil: |
Sand |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
2
Centimetres |
Height: |
40 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Roots |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might be: Cyperus ascocapensis, Bauters,
2014.
Platylepis capensis Kunth, 1837.
Platylepis dioica
Steud.1855 |
This member of the Cyperaceae family was
given this name by Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1884. It is found
in the Cape Province and up north towards Mozambique, growing in
sand with some water and lots of sun. The thick roots will grow up
to two centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 40 centimetres high.
The flowers are white.
I'm not sure this will
qualify as a caudiciform, but here it is.
The genera name is based
on the genus Cyperus L., from the Greek kypeiros, name
of some kind of sedge. The
species name; capensis means: 'of the cape'. |