Cyperaceae

Coleochloa microcephala Nelmes

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Tanzania

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cwb, Aw, Cwa

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Benko, Z, Juhász, A, Pócs, T & Tuba, Z. 2002. Desiccation survival times in different desiccation-tolerant plants. Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 46(3–4):231–233.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303565-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.jycdrx

Source IUCN conservation status: x