Abildgaardia ovata
Abildgaardia ovata is a perennial herb of the genus Abildgaardia and the family Cyperaceae.[1] It is a widespread species that can be found in West, Southern and East Afria, Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and in some countries of Latin America.
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Other names for the herb include Fimbristylis ovata(Burm. f.) and Abildgaardia monostachya(L.) Hassk.,. [1]
Description
Abildgaardia ovata are perennial plants that grow up to 40-70 cm long.[2][3] It is common to find species with one spikelet at the tip of its scapes but can reach up to three spikelets that are laterally compressed and of length between 7-12 mm.[2][1] A short rhizome with hardened and leafy bas, It grows in wooded and wet grasslands and as a weed in Asia and in Florida. [4]
References
- Clarke, Kerri. "Systematic Studies in Abildgaardieae (Cyperaceae) (Thesis part 1)". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Goetghebeur, P.; Coudijzer, J. (1984-06-30). "Studies in Cyperaceae 3. Fimbristylis and Abildgaardia in Central Africa". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 54 (1/2): 65. doi:10.2307/3667865. JSTOR 3667865.
- KRAL, ROBERT (1971). "A Treatment of Abildgaardia, Bulbostylis and Fimbristylis (Cyperaceae) for North America". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 4 (2): 57–227. ISSN 0036-1488. JSTOR 41967336.
- Lebrun, J.-P. (2020). Tropical African flowering plants : ecology and distribution. Adélaïde L. Stork. Genève: Éditions Conservatoire et jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genéve. ISBN 978-2-8277-0114-8. OCLC 52979147.
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