Biology:Fimbristylis velata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Fimbristylis |
| Species: | F. velata
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Fimbristylis velata is a species of sedge native to the North Island of New Zealand[3] and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
F. velata was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown from a specimen he found at Port Jackson, Sydney.[1][2] Australian and New Zealand authorities accept it as a species,[1][3] though Plants of the World online considers it to be a synonym of Fimbristylis squarrosa var. esquarrosa Makino.[5]
The specific epithet, velata, is a Latin participle, velatus, -a, -um, which describes some part of the plant as being "covered" or "partially concealed from view".[6]
Description
Fimbristylis velata is a small densely tufted annual. Its leaves are shorter than its culms. There is no ligule. The compound inflorescence has many solitary spikelets on branches which are up to 5 cm long. The flowers have one stamen with an anther 2 -3 mm long. The style is bifid, with a sparse fringe of hairs above, while at the base there is a whorl of long whitish hairs closely pressed to the nut and partially covering it. The nut is biconvex, straw-coloured and shining.[4]
It flowers from spring to summer and typically grows in moist places.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Fimbristylis velata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/96522.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. pp. 227. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6157297.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fimbristylis velata" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/fimbristylis-velata/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wilson, K.L. (1993). "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Fimbristylis velata". https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Fimbristylis~velata.
- ↑ "Fimbristylis velata R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:308397-1.
- ↑ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press, Inc.. pp. 526. ISBN 978-0-88192627-9.
External links
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