Cyperaceae taxon details
Eleocharis torticulmis S.G.Sm.
1680596 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680596)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes 1.5–2 mm thick, scales persistent, 7–9 mm, thinly papery, sometimes fibrous; resting buds...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 11: 250 2001 to Novon 11(2): 250. 2001 , information provided...
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes 1.5–2 mm thick, scales persistent, 7–9 mm, thinly papery, sometimes fibrous; resting buds unknown; caudices present, hard, 3 mm thick. Culms erect, markedly spirally twisted, markedly obliquely contracted near spikelet, when dry often with to 6 broad, rounded ridges on each side, greatly compressed, 3–4 times as wide as thick, 20–40 cm × 1.5–2.5 mm, firm; culm tufts not proximally bulbous. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths stramineous to medium (or dark) brown, papery, apex often dark brown to reddish, broadly obtuse. Spikelets 6–8 × 2–3 mm; proximal scale empty, 3–4 mm, shorter than to equaling spikelet; floral scales 8–10 per spikelet, 3.5–5 × 2 mm. Perianth bristles 0–5, unequal, rudimentary to equaling achene, the shorter stout, smooth or nearly so, the longer slender, densely spinulose. Anthers 1.8 –3 mm. Achenes stramineous to medium brown, thickly trigonous, 1.75–2.75 × 1–1.25 mm; beak 0.3–0.6 mm. Tubercles 0.25–0.6 × 0.3–0.55 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 11: 250 2001 to Novon 11(2): 250. 2001 , information provided...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 11: 250 2001 to Novon 11(2): 250. 2001 , information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The P [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis torticulmis S.G.Sm.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680596 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
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
From editor or global species database
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes 1.5–2 mm thick, scales persistent, 7–9 mm, thinly papery, sometimes fibrous; resting buds unknown; caudices present, hard, 3 mm thick. Culms erect, markedly spirally twisted, markedly obliquely contracted near spikelet, when dry often with to 6 broad, rounded ridges on each side, greatly compressed, 3–4 times as wide as thick, 20–40 cm × 1.5–2.5 mm, firm; culm tufts not proximally bulbous. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths stramineous to medium (or dark) brown, papery, apex often dark brown to reddish, broadly obtuse. Spikelets 6–8 × 2–3 mm; proximal scale empty, 3–4 mm, shorter than to equaling spikelet; floral scales 8–10 per spikelet, 3.5–5 × 2 mm. Perianth bristles 0–5, unequal, rudimentary to equaling achene, the shorter stout, smooth or nearly so, the longer slender, densely spinulose. Anthers 1.8 –3 mm. Achenes stramineous to medium brown, thickly trigonous, 1.75–2.75 × 1–1.25 mm; beak 0.3–0.6 mm. Tubercles 0.25–0.6 × 0.3–0.55 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated namepublishedIn from Novon 11: 250 2001 to Novon 11(2): 250. 2001 , information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The P [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis torticulmis)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To US Herbarium (Eleocharis torticulmis US3441095 type 1)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis torticulmis)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To US Herbarium (Eleocharis torticulmis US3441095 type 1)
From editor or global species database
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