Cyperus ustulatus
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Species of plant
| giant umbrella-sedge | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. ustulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus ustulatus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cyperus ustulatus, also known as giant umbrella-sedge[2] or coastal cutty grass is a species of sedge native to New Zealand. C. ustulatus generally grows in coastal or lowland areas near water in the North Island and on the Kermadec Islands.[1]
The leaves are wide, shiny and folded. It produces long, dark brown seed heads after flowering in summer. The seed heads are held by a cluster of leaves at the top of the plant.[3]
The Māori name for the plant is toetoe upoko-tangata. The word toetoe by itself generally refers to Austroderia which are in Poaceae, a different family. Alongside cattails (Typha orientalis , called raupō in the Māori language), it was a material used in traditional Māori kite-making.[4]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015年06月26日. Retrieved 2014年10月17日.
- ^ "Toetoe upoko-tangata". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 2012年04月15日.
- ^ Neich, Roger (1996). "New Zealand Maori Barkcloth and Barkcloth Beaters". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 33: 111–158. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906461. Wikidata Q58677501.
