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Biology
Collecting Khaosokia caricoides © Stuart Lindsay
Little is known about the biology of this plant. It is unusual in having either all male or all female inflorescences - dioecy rarely occurs in Cyperaceae.
Like most sedges, Khaosokia caricoides is probably wind-pollinated.
It is also known to have a C3 photosynthetic pathway.
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