Cyperaceae taxon details
Mesomelaena preissii Nees
1678578 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678578)
accepted
Species
Mesomelaena stygia var. preissii (Nees) Kük. · unaccepted
recent only
Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. D. (1846). Cyperaceae. Pp. 72-94 in Lehmann, J.G.C.(ed.), Plantae Preissianae vol. 2. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/498822
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
Lectotype LD, geounit Western Australia
Lectotype LD, geounit Western Australia [details]
Description Culms erect, terete, without nodes, grey-green, 20-60 cm high, c. 1 mm diam.
Leaf-sheaths pink-brown turning grey-brown...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 1846 to Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 (1846), information...
Leaf-sheaths pink-brown turning grey-brown...
Description Culms erect, terete, without nodes, grey-green, 20-60 cm high, c. 1 mm diam.
Leaf-sheaths pink-brown turning grey-brown with age, usually not shining, breaking
up with age to form a network of fibres round the base of the culms; ligule obvious,
white-membranous, to 1.5 cm long; leaf-blades reduced, to 3.5 cm long. Inflorescence
globose or hemispherical, 9-14 mm diam. Involucral bracts: 1 longer than the
inflorescence, 3-8 cm long, with a second bract opposed with a short awn; both
bracts with broad hyaline margins. Spikelets 8-10 mm long; glumes 6-7, with an
ex curved awn. Anthers 2.5-4.0 mm long, with an appendage 1.0-1.7 mm long.
Nut 2.0-2.5 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm diam., whitish, short-ovate; gynophore yellowish
with a spreading or reduced disc. [details]
Leaf-sheaths pink-brown turning grey-brown with age, usually not shining, breaking
up with age to form a network of fibres round the base of the culms; ligule obvious,
white-membranous, to 1.5 cm long; leaf-blades reduced, to 3.5 cm long. Inflorescence
globose or hemispherical, 9-14 mm diam. Involucral bracts: 1 longer than the
inflorescence, 3-8 cm long, with a second bract opposed with a short awn; both
bracts with broad hyaline margins. Spikelets 8-10 mm long; glumes 6-7, with an
ex curved awn. Anthers 2.5-4.0 mm long, with an appendage 1.0-1.7 mm long.
Nut 2.0-2.5 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm diam., whitish, short-ovate; gynophore yellowish
with a spreading or reduced disc. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 1846 to Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 (1846), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 1846 to Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 (1846), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in T [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Mesomelaena preissii Nees. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678578 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. D. (1846). Cyperaceae. Pp. 72-94 in Lehmann, J.G.C.(ed.), Plantae Preissianae vol. 2. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/498822
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype LD, geounit Western Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms erect, terete, without nodes, grey-green, 20-60 cm high, c. 1 mm diam.Leaf-sheaths pink-brown turning grey-brown with age, usually not shining, breaking
up with age to form a network of fibres round the base of the culms; ligule obvious,
white-membranous, to 1.5 cm long; leaf-blades reduced, to 3.5 cm long. Inflorescence
globose or hemispherical, 9-14 mm diam. Involucral bracts: 1 longer than the
inflorescence, 3-8 cm long, with a second bract opposed with a short awn; both
bracts with broad hyaline margins. Spikelets 8-10 mm long; glumes 6-7, with an
ex curved awn. Anthers 2.5-4.0 mm long, with an appendage 1.0-1.7 mm long.
Nut 2.0-2.5 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm diam., whitish, short-ovate; gynophore yellowish
with a spreading or reduced disc. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 1846 to Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 (1846), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in T [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Genève Herbarium (Mesomelaena preissii G00191964 isotype 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mesomelaena stygia var. preissii (Nees) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mesomelaena stygia var. preissii (Nees) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To the Natural History Museum, London (Mesomelaena preissii Nees BM000798942 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Mesomelaena preissii Nees BM000991114 type 1)
To Genève Herbarium (Mesomelaena preissii G00191964 isotype 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mesomelaena stygia var. preissii (Nees) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mesomelaena stygia var. preissii (Nees) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To the Natural History Museum, London (Mesomelaena preissii Nees BM000798942 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Mesomelaena preissii Nees BM000991114 type 1)
