?Purun Rentang fosil: Eosen?–Sekarang[1] | ||||||||||
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Cyperus polystachyos
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lihat teks. |
Purun marupakan tanaman khas nang ada di dairah baruh. Purun bamacam-macam janisnya, ada purun tikus (Eleocharis dulcis), purun danau (Lepironia articulata Retz.) dan purun bajang.[3]
Purun di prupinsi Kalimantan Selatan khususnya di kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara (HSU) manjadi paluang usaha karajinan tangan nang kawa mahasilakan pamasukan duit. Pruduk ulahan Purun bahkan manjadi ciri khas atawa icon kabupatin Hulu Sungai Utara.[4]
Fossil sedges are known from as early as the Eocene 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya) and modern sedges are very similar to ancient fossils.