CENTROLEPIDACEAE
Morphological description
Small herbs. Usually forming cushions
Leaves
Leaves simple, linear, densely packed.
Inflorescence
Inflorescence terminal, spikelet-like.
Flowers
Flower without perianth, ovary superior.
Different from: Cyperaceae: perianth present. - Eriocaulaceae: perianth present, inflorescence capitate.
Distribution: A southern hemisphere family, best represented in Australia. In Malesia 2 genera: - Centrolepis, mostly in alpine areas, one species in lowland savannah; - Gaimardia, in alpine vegetation.
Literature: Ding Hou, Fl. Males. I, 5 (1957) 421- 428.
Spot characters (Van Balgooy): Centrolepis 1 - Gaimardia 1.
Illustrations: Fig. 47. Centrolepis fascicularis Labill. (Centrolepidaceae). a. Habit; b. head with outer bract removed; c. young flower. Reproduced from Flora Malesiana I, 5 (1957) 421, fig. 1a-c. a b c .
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