Species
Isolepis cernua var. platycarpa
Etymology
Isolepis: From the Greek isos (equal) and lepis (scale)
cernua: drooping
Authority
Isolepis cernua var. platycarpa (S.T.Blake) Muasya (2002)
Family
Cyperaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Sedges
Synonyms
Isolepis platycarpa
Year Naturalised
1932
Origin
Australia, Norfolk Island
Life Cycle and Dispersal
Nuts are dispersed by water and possibly granivory and attachment (Thorsen et al., 2009).
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.
Thorsen, M. J.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Seddon, P. J. 2009. Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 11: 285-309
This page last updated on 30 May 2015