Cyperaceae taxon details
Rhynchospora malasica C.B.Clarke
1681141 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681141)
accepted
Species
Rhynchospora nipponica Makino · unaccepted
terrestrial
Hooker, J. D. (1896). The flora of British India. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/356239#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 670 [details]
page(s): 670 [details]
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, creeping. Culms erect, simple, 60-100 cm tall, rigid, with several nodes, smooth, basally...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(19): 670. 1893 [Sep 1893] to Fl....
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, creeping. Culms erect, simple, 60-100 cm tall, rigid, with several nodes, smooth, basally obtusely 3-angled and clothed with dusky brown bladeless sheaths, apically acutely 3-angled. Leaves longer than culm; sheath elongated, tightly surrounding culm; ligule rust-colored brown, short, membranous; leaf blade broadly linear, 5-9 mm wide, flattish, apex long acuminate to acute. Involucral bracts spreading, 7-20 cm, much longer than inflorescence, sheathless. Inflorescences spicate, 3-20 cm, with 2-7 heads, basally interrupted, apically subcontiguous; heads sessile, globose, 1-1.5 cm in diam. Spikelets narrowly ovoid, 6-7 mm, weakly laterally compressed, 1-flowered, base contracted, apex acuminate. Glumes 5 or 6; basal 3 or 4 grayish brown, ovate, much smaller than others, membranous, 1-veined, apex acute; apical 2 glumes lanceolate-ovate. Perianth bristles 6, filiform, 3.5-4.5 mm, ca. 2 × as long as nutlet, flexuose, smooth. Stamens 3; anthers ca. 2 mm. Style slender; stigmas 2. Nutlet dark brown, obovoid to broadly obovoid, 2-2.3 mm, biconvex, indistinctly transversely wrinkled, shiny, base attenuate; persistent style base narrowly conic-subulate, 4-5 mm, glabrous. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(19): 670. 1893 [Sep 1893] to Fl....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(19): 670. 1893 [Sep 1893] to Fl. Brit. India 6: 670 (1893), 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. Rhynchospora malasica C.B.Clarke. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681141 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Hooker, J. D. (1896). The flora of British India. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/356239#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 670 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 670 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype K 000291040, geounit Malacca [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Perennials. Rhizomes short, creeping. Culms erect, simple, 60-100 cm tall, rigid, with several nodes, smooth, basally obtusely 3-angled and clothed with dusky brown bladeless sheaths, apically acutely 3-angled. Leaves longer than culm; sheath elongated, tightly surrounding culm; ligule rust-colored brown, short, membranous; leaf blade broadly linear, 5-9 mm wide, flattish, apex long acuminate to acute. Involucral bracts spreading, 7-20 cm, much longer than inflorescence, sheathless. Inflorescences spicate, 3-20 cm, with 2-7 heads, basally interrupted, apically subcontiguous; heads sessile, globose, 1-1.5 cm in diam. Spikelets narrowly ovoid, 6-7 mm, weakly laterally compressed, 1-flowered, base contracted, apex acuminate. Glumes 5 or 6; basal 3 or 4 grayish brown, ovate, much smaller than others, membranous, 1-veined, apex acute; apical 2 glumes lanceolate-ovate. Perianth bristles 6, filiform, 3.5-4.5 mm, ca. 2 × as long as nutlet, flexuose, smooth. Stamens 3; anthers ca. 2 mm. Style slender; stigmas 2. Nutlet dark brown, obovoid to broadly obovoid, 2-2.3 mm, biconvex, indistinctly transversely wrinkled, shiny, base attenuate; persistent style base narrowly conic-subulate, 4-5 mm, glabrous. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(19): 670. 1893 [Sep 1893] to Fl. Brit. India 6: 670 (1893), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Rhynchospora nipponica Makino)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Rhynchospora nipponica Makino)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Rhynchospora nipponica Makino)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Rhynchospora malasica K000291040 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Rhynchospora malasica K000291041 type 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Rhynchospora nipponica Makino)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Rhynchospora nipponica Makino)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Rhynchospora nipponica Makino)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Rhynchospora malasica K000291040 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Rhynchospora malasica K000291041 type 1)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
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