Cyperaceae

Machaerina Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 238 (1805)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tanzania, W. Indian Ocean to Pacific, Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Leeward Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Tasmania, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Windward Is.

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Enum. Pl. 2: 238 (1805)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Constable, E.F. [53919] Australia K002395448 No
Constable, E.F. [53918] Australia K002395447 Yes
Conn; Students [190] Papua New Guinea K002395170 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Viscardi, G.; Saïd, M. [1013] Mayotte K002395867 Yes
Eboroke, S. [847] Madagascar K002395866 Yes
Miller, J.; Randrianasolo, A. [4382] Madagascar K002395865 Yes
Gaerlan, FJM.; Sagcal, E.C. [s.n.] Philippines K002395167 Yes
Gaerlan; Romero, C.; Sagcal [13213] Philippines K002395073 Yes
Simpson, D.A. [88/132] Madagascar K002395862 Yes
Annels, A.R.; Hearn, R.W. [5405] Australia K002395590 No
Berhaman; et al. [134264] Malaysia K002395031 Yes
Robertson [s.n.] Australia K002395466 Yes
s.coll. [1177] Fiji K002395808 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [4754] Haiti K000584411 Unknown Type Material Yes
Florence, J.; Lorance, D.; Wagner, W. [9497] French Polynesia K002395722 Yes
Raynal, J. [17078] K002395166 Yes
{Sidiyasa, K.; Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Arbainsyah} [1356] Indonesia K002395024 Yes
Dumetz, N.; et al. [761] Madagascar K002395863 Yes
Constable, E.F. [56638] Australia K002395451 Yes
Ng [FRI 1475] Malaysia K002774957 Yes
Constable, E.F. [53911] Australia K002395449 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Rolland, R.; Ali Sifari, B. [1246] Mayotte K002395868 Yes
Aston, H.I. [s.n.] Australia K002395465 Yes
Beaman, J.H. [11589] Malaysia K002395032 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Yano, O. [3166] Australia K002395446 Yes
Berhaman, A.; Wong, K.M. [134873] Malaysia K002395027 Yes
Melville, R. [7186] United States K002395811 Yes
Constable, E.F. [5005] Australia K002395452 Yes
John, B.S.; et al. [145723] Malaysia K002395029 Yes
Croft, J.R. [LAE 61830] Papua New Guinea K002395169 Yes
Bulmer, C. [13] United States K002395812 Yes
Briggs, B.G.; Johnson, L.A.S. [3991] Australia K002395454 Yes
Vermeulen, J.J.; Phillips, A. [829] Malaysia K002395028 Yes
Whitehead, J.C.; Flenley, J.R. [JW 113] Indonesia K002395016 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] Australia K002395464 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [2193] Australia K002395467 Yes
Steenis, V. [10540] Malaysia K002395015 Yes
Stone, B.C. [722] Philippines K002395072 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN109849] Malaysia K002395030 Yes
Simpson, D.A. [88/64] Madagascar K002395860 Yes
Miller, J.; Lowry, P.P. [II 4175] Madagascar K002395864 Yes
Raynal, J. [16866] K002395165 Yes
van Balgooy, M.M.J. [1707] French Polynesia K002395809 Yes
Gaerlan, FJM.; Sagcal, E.C. [s.n.] Philippines K002395168 Yes
Bulmer, C. [13] United States K002395810 Yes
Collarino, M.C. [379] Samoa K000883925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newbey, K.R. [4789] Australia K002395589 Yes
Simpson, D.A. [88/132] Madagascar K002395861 Yes
McGillivray, D.; Coveny, R.G. [407] Australia K002395453 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Parnaudeau, R.; Issac, S.; Ali Sifari, B.; M'Changama, M.M. [1308] Mayotte K002395869 Yes
Yao, T.L. [FRI 65316] Malaysia K002774956 Yes
Constable, E.F. [53997] Australia K002395450 Yes
Meijer, W. [37910] Malaysia K002395026 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Maturbongs, R. [6789] Indonesia K002395171 Yes
Wong, K.M. [WKM1831] Brunei K002395025 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0