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Cyperaceae name details

Kyllinga pumila Michx.

To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kyllinga pumila K000189928 isotype 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kyllinga pumila K000189928 isotype 1)

1686338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1686338)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cyperoideae (Subfamily)
  12. Cypereae (Tribe)
  13. Cyperinae (Subtribe)
  14. Kyllinga (Genus)
  15. Kyllinga pumila (Species)
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Description Herbs, annual, cespitose, not rhizomatous. Culms (5–)15–30(–55) cm, smooth. Leaves flat to V-shaped, 4–20(–30) cm...  
Description Herbs, annual, cespitose, not rhizomatous. Culms (5–)15–30(–55) cm, smooth. Leaves flat to V-shaped, 4–20(–30) cm × 1.5–3(–3.6) mm. Inflorescences: spikes 1–3, pale greenish, (3–)5–8(–11) × 5–7 mm; bracts (3–) 4(–5), horizontal to ascending at 30°, flat, (1–)3–10(–22) cm × 1–2.5(–3) mm. Spikelets 50–150, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, (1.9–)2.4–2.8(–3.8) × 0.6–0.9 mm; floral scales pale brownish to transparent, midvein not winged, laterally 2–3(–4)-veined, ovate, (1.8–)2.2–3.1(–3.4) × 1–1.7 mm; stamens 2; anthers elliptic, (0.2–)0.3–0.4 mm; style 0.5–0.8 mm; stigmas 0.5–0.9 mm. Achenes light brown, stipitate, oblong, 1–1.2(–1.4) × 0.5–0.6(–0.7) mm, base cuneate to rounded, stipe to 0.1 mm, apex subtruncate, apiculate, finely papillose. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 1803 to Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 (1803), information...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 1803 to Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 (1803), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Kyllinga pumila Michx.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1686338 on 2026-09-23
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Nomenclature

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

From editor or global species database
Description Herbs, annual, cespitose, not rhizomatous. Culms (5–)15–30(–55) cm, smooth. Leaves flat to V-shaped, 4–20(–30) cm × 1.5–3(–3.6) mm. Inflorescences: spikes 1–3, pale greenish, (3–)5–8(–11) × 5–7 mm; bracts (3–) 4(–5), horizontal to ascending at 30°, flat, (1–)3–10(–22) cm × 1–2.5(–3) mm. Spikelets 50–150, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, (1.9–)2.4–2.8(–3.8) × 0.6–0.9 mm; floral scales pale brownish to transparent, midvein not winged, laterally 2–3(–4)-veined, ovate, (1.8–)2.2–3.1(–3.4) × 1–1.7 mm; stamens 2; anthers elliptic, (0.2–)0.3–0.4 mm; style 0.5–0.8 mm; stigmas 0.5–0.9 mm. Achenes light brown, stipitate, oblong, 1–1.2(–1.4) × 0.5–0.6(–0.7) mm, base cuneate to rounded, stipe to 0.1 mm, apex subtruncate, apiculate, finely papillose. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 1803 to Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28 (1803), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (174 publications) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To Plants of the World Online 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kyllinga pumila K000189928 isotype 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kyllinga pumila K000416268 isotype 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kyllinga pumila K000416292 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kyllinga pumila K000416293 type 1) 
From editor or global species database
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