Kyllinga melanosperma explained

Kyllinga melanosperma is a species of sedge, covered with dark brown scales that culm together to form rhizomes that are about 30- long.^[1] The rhizomes are 2.5mm4mm thick with a purple-brown sheath at the bottom. Kyllinga melanosperma is found in tropical Africa, southern and southeastern Asia.^[2] Kyllinga melanosperma propagates by seed.

Notes and References

1. Lye . Kåre Amstein . December 1981 . Studies in African Cyperaceae 21. New taxa and combinations in Kyllinga Rottb. . Nordic Journal of Botany . en . 1 . 6 . 741–747 . 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb01161.x . 0107-055X.
2. Kotze . Donovan C. . O'Connor . Timothy G. . 2000-01-01 . Vegetation variation within and among palustrine wetlands along an altitudinal gradient in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa . Plant Ecology . en . 146 . 1 . 77–96 . 10.1023/A:1009812300843 . 20726309 . 1573-5052.