Cyperaceae taxon details
Eleocharis philippinensis Svenson
1680539 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680539)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Perennials. Stolons slender. Culms erect, brown, tufted, 30-50 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 mm thick, acutely 4- or 5-angled. Leaf...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 31: 155 1929 to Rhodora 31: 155 (1929), information provided...
Description Perennials. Stolons slender. Culms erect, brown, tufted, 30-50 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 mm thick, acutely 4- or 5-angled. Leaf sheaths 2 or 3, reddish brown to dark brown, tubular, 2-8 cm, mouth obliquely truncate, apex acute. Spikelet cylindric, 1.5-4 cm × 2.5-3 mm. Basalmost glume empty; fertile glumes brownish green, laxly spiraled and in 4 rows, broadly lanceolate, 4-5 × 1.5-2.5 mm, membranous, abaxially purplish red puncticulate medially, many veined and with a slightly conspicuous midvein, margin hyaline, apex obtuse to slightly acute. Perianth bristles 7, 3 on outer series as long as nutlet, 4 on inner series as long as style base, retrorsely spinulose. Stigmas 2. Nutlet yellowish brown, obovoid, 1.5-2 × 1-1.2 mm, biconvex, deeply pitted with 15-20 longitudinal rows of hexagonal epidermal cells, apex slightly constricted into a short neck and with a slightly annular thickening; persistent style base long pyramidal, apex attenuate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 31: 155 1929 to Rhodora 31: 155 (1929), information provided...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 31: 155 1929 to Rhodora 31: 155 (1929), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis philippinensis Svenson. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680539 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
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Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
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Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Perennials. Stolons slender. Culms erect, brown, tufted, 30-50 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 mm thick, acutely 4- or 5-angled. Leaf sheaths 2 or 3, reddish brown to dark brown, tubular, 2-8 cm, mouth obliquely truncate, apex acute. Spikelet cylindric, 1.5-4 cm × 2.5-3 mm. Basalmost glume empty; fertile glumes brownish green, laxly spiraled and in 4 rows, broadly lanceolate, 4-5 × 1.5-2.5 mm, membranous, abaxially purplish red puncticulate medially, many veined and with a slightly conspicuous midvein, margin hyaline, apex obtuse to slightly acute. Perianth bristles 7, 3 on outer series as long as nutlet, 4 on inner series as long as style base, retrorsely spinulose. Stigmas 2. Nutlet yellowish brown, obovoid, 1.5-2 × 1-1.2 mm, biconvex, deeply pitted with 15-20 longitudinal rows of hexagonal epidermal cells, apex slightly constricted into a short neck and with a slightly annular thickening; persistent style base long pyramidal, apex attenuate. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Rhodora 31: 155 1929 to Rhodora 31: 155 (1929), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
