Machaerina acuta

Machaerina acuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Schoeneae
Subtribus: Lepidospermatinae
Genus: Machaerina
Species: Machaerina acuta

Name

Machaerina acuta (Labill.) J.Kern, Acta Bot. Neerl. 8: 266 (1959).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Schoenus acutus Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 18 (1805).
• Homotypic
  • Cladium schoenoides R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 237 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Cladium acutum (Labill.) Poir. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 9: 344 (1817).
  • Baumea schoenoides (R.Br.) Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 246 (1874).
  • Gahnia schoenoides (R.Br.) F.Muell., Key Vict. Pl. 1: 456 (1888).
  • Mariscus acutus (Labill.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 755 (1891).
  • Baumea acuta (Labill.) Palla, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 8: 69 (1902).
  • Machaerina schoenoides (R.Br.) T.Koyama, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 65 (1956).
• Heterotypic
  • Schoenus falcatus Nees, Linnaea 9: 298 (1834), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria; Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kern, J.H., 1959. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 8: 266 (1959).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Machaerina acuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Machaerina acuta. Published online. Accessed: Feb 23 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Machaerina acuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Machaerina acuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: pale twig-rush

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