Cyperaceae taxon details
Eleocharis diandra S.H.Wright
1681067 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681067)
accepted
Species
Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald · unaccepted
Trichophyllum diandrum (C.Wright) House · unaccepted
- Variety Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald accepted as Eleocharis diandra S.H.Wright
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Culms often spreading or reclining, 2–25 cm × 0.3–1 mm. Leaves: apex of distal leaf sheath acute to acuminate, tooth...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101 1883 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101...
Description Culms often spreading or reclining, 2–25 cm × 0.3–1 mm. Leaves: apex of distal leaf sheath acute to acuminate, tooth sometimes present, to 0.2 mm. Spikelets ovoid, 2–7 × 1–4 mm, apex subacute; proximal scale either with flower or empty, base encircling 1/2 of culm; floral scales 50–100, 10 per mm of rachilla, orange to purple-brown, ovate, 1–1.5 × 0.8 mm, midrib slightly keeled, apex rounded to acute. Flowers: perianth bristles absent; stamens 2(–3); anthers yellow, 0.2–0.3 mm; styles 2-fid or some 3-fid. Achenes 0.7–1 × 0.6–0.9 mm. Tubercles deltoid 0.1–0.2 × 0.25–0.45 mm, 1/3–1/2 as high as wide, 1/8–1/4 as high and 3/4–9/10 as wide as achene. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101 1883 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101 1883 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101 (1883), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis diandra S.H.Wright. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681067 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
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Description Culms often spreading or reclining, 2–25 cm × 0.3–1 mm. Leaves: apex of distal leaf sheath acute to acuminate, tooth sometimes present, to 0.2 mm. Spikelets ovoid, 2–7 × 1–4 mm, apex subacute; proximal scale either with flower or empty, base encircling 1/2 of culm; floral scales 50–100, 10 per mm of rachilla, orange to purple-brown, ovate, 1–1.5 × 0.8 mm, midrib slightly keeled, apex rounded to acute. Flowers: perianth bristles absent; stamens 2(–3); anthers yellow, 0.2–0.3 mm; styles 2-fid or some 3-fid. Achenes 0.7–1 × 0.6–0.9 mm. Tubercles deltoid 0.1–0.2 × 0.25–0.45 mm, 1/3–1/2 as high as wide, 1/8–1/4 as high and 3/4–9/10 as wide as achene. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101 1883 to Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 101 (1883), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Trichophyllum diandrum (C.Wright) House)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis diandra var. depressa) (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis diandra)
To Genbank
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum diandrum (C.Wright) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum diandrum (C.Wright) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis diandra var. depressa) (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis diandra)
To Genbank
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum diandrum (C.Wright) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum diandrum (C.Wright) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis diandra var. depressa Fernald)