Kyllinga, a genus of neglected weeds in the continental United States
The sedge genus Kyllinga consists of 40 to 45 species distributed in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world (KUkenthal 1936; Tucker 1987). This genus of low rhizomatous perennials or cespitose annuals is classified in the large cosmopolitan family Cyperaceae. Many Kylling...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Weed technology 1997-10, Vol.11 (4), p.838-842 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The sedge genus
Kyllinga
consists of 40 to 45 species distributed in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world (KUkenthal 1936; Tucker 1987). This genus of low rhizomatous perennials or cespitose annuals is classified in the large cosmopolitan family Cyperaceae. Many
Kyllinga
species are considered weedy (Holm et al. 1979; Tucker 1987), while
Kyllinga nervosa
Steudel is considered an important forage plant in Africa (McNaughton 1985). |
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ISSN: | 0890-037X 1550-2740 |
DOI: | 10.1017/s0890037x00043530 |