- Family:
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Eleocharis R.Br.
Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl

[FTEA]
Cyperaceae, K Hoenselaar, B. Verdcourt & H. Beentje. Hypolytrum, D Simpson. Fuirena, M Muasya. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2010
- Type
- Type: India, König s.n. (LD, holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Dwarf annual.
- Morphology Culms
- Culms often curved, dark vivid green, 1–12(–30) cm tall, filiformrounded, 0.2–0.3 mm thick.
- Morphology Leaves Leaf sheaths
- Sheaths 2 above the prophyll, the lower usually dark red or purple and truncate, the upper paler and with attenuate apex.
- Morphology Roots
- Root system slender
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
- Spikelet ovoid, 2–8 × 1–2 mm, the lower glumes often deciduous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence bract lacking.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
- Glumes all fertile, spreading at maturity, dark reddish brown or purple with green midrib, ± 1 mm long, obtuse, sometimes with paler margin.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth bristles 4–5, shorter than the nutlet and barbellate, or quite often absent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 1–3.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
- Anther 0.4–0.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style branches 2
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets shiny black or blackish brown when mature, broadly ovoid, flattened, ± 0.5 × 0.4 mm, smooth and shiny; appendage minute, greyish
- Figures
- Fig. 8, p45
- Ecology
- Seasonal pools and seepage areas, rice paddies, shallow pools over rock, seasonally flooded grassland, pond and lake edges; may be locally common and sometimes even matforming; 0–1600 m
- Note
- Svenson has as combining author Kunth, Enum. 2: 151 (1837), but Presl made a proper combination, mentioning both basionym and protologue.
- Distribution
- Flora districts: U2 U3 K4 K7 T2 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 Range: Nigeria to Sudan and Ethiopia, and south to Congo-Kinshasa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana; widespread in the tropics and subtropics of the Old and New World
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Colombia
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Dwarf tufted annual; stems 1–12 cm long and 0.2–0.3 mm thick, angular
- Morphology Leaves Leaf sheaths
- Sheaths usually 2, at least the basal purplish, the upper ending in a short triangular lobe
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
- Spikelets 2–4 x 1–2 mm, ovate, usually 10–20-flowered
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
- Glumes c. 1 mm long, pale to dark reddish brown with a green midrib ending in or near the obtuse tip, with or without a narrow pale margin
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth-bristles usually present, shorter than the nutlet, 4–5, with recurved spine-like teeth
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 2
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style with 2 stigmas
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlet c. 0.5 x 0.4 mm, broadly obovate, biconvex, smooth and glossy, as mature almost black; appendage greyish, minute, flattened.
- Distribution
- S3 pantropical.
- Ecology
- Altitude below 100 m.
[FWTA]
Cyperaceae, Miss S. S. Hooper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:2. 1972
- Morphology General Habit
- Slender tufted annual with clusters of capillary stems up to 15 cm. high
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Spikelets ovate, obtuse; with green-keeled glumes and
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Black or red achenes
- Ecology
- Damp grassy places.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, British Columbia, Burkina, California, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Iowa, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Guinea, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Carolina, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Italy, Switzerland
- Aplostemon atropurpureus (Retz.) Raf.
- Eleocharis atropurpurea var. albivaginata Boeckeler
- Eleocharis atropurpurea var. setiformis Benth.
- Eleocharis atropurpurea var. trigyna Boeckeler
- Eleocharis erratica (Rota ex De Not.) Steud.
- Eleocharis laetevirens (Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.
- Eleocharis lereschii Shuttlew.
- Eleocharis monandra Hochst. ex Steud.
- Eleocharis multiflora Chapm.
- Eleocharis zanardinii Parl.
- Eleogenus atropurpureus (Retz.) Nees
- Eleogenus laetevirens Nees
- Eleogenus laetevirens var. tenuis Nees
- Eleogenus laetovirens var. umbonatus Nees
- Eleogenus lereschii (Shuttlew.) Bluff, Nees & Schauer
- Eleogiton atropurpurea (Retz.) A.Dietr.
- Isolepis allochroa Steud.
- Isolepis atropurpurea (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.
- Isolepis dichroa Steud.
- Isolepis lereschii Shuttlew. ex Parl.
- Scirpus acicularis Zanardini ex Parl.
- Scirpus atropurpureus Retz.
- Scirpus erraticus Rota ex De Not.
- Scirpus laetevirens Schrad. ex Nees
- Scirpus lereschii (Shuttlew.) E.Thomas ex W.D.J.Koch
- Scirpus sulciculmis Schrad. ex Nees
- Scirpus zanardinii (Parl.) Ambrosi
- Trichophyllum atropurpureum (Retz.) House
Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Sep 1, 1986 | Harley, R.M. [19126], Bahia | K000189235 | Yes | ||
Mar 1, 1986 | Harley, R.M. [21434], Bahia | K000189234 | Yes | ||
Mar 1, 1986 | Harley, R.M. [21434], Bahia | K000189233 | Yes | ||
Feb 15, 1898 | Heller, A.A,. [1851], Texas | K000881817 | Yes | ||
Apr 1, 1887 | Kotschy [129], Sudan | K000416632 | isolectotype | Yes | |
Apr 1, 1887 | O'Shanesy [s.n.], Queensland | K000881841 | Yes | ||
Bidgood, S. [6110], Tanzania | K000468315 | No | |||
Reverchon, J. [1672], Texas | K000881815 | Yes | |||
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.], Florida | K000881816 | Yes | |||
Rota, L. [s.n.], Italy | Eleocharis lereschii | K000974004 | Yes | ||
Muret, J. [s.n.], Switzerland | Eleocharis lereschii | K000974007 | Yes | ||
Leresche, L.F.J.R. [s.n.], Switzerland | Eleocharis lereschii | K000974005 | Yes | ||
Muret, J. [13], Switzerland | Eleocharis lereschii | K000974006 | Yes | ||
Thomas, E. [1611], Switzerland | Eleocharis lereschii | K000974003 | Yes |
First published in Reliq. Haenk. 1: 196 (1828)
Accepted by
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- Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
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- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 364 (1967).
- F.T.A. 8: 407
- Rel. Haenk. 1: 196 (1828)
- Svenson in Rhodora 31: 227, t. 49 (1929)
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
- Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 627 (1895)
- F.T.A. 8: 407 (1902)
- Fl. Eth. 6: 405, fig. 212.24 (1997).
- Fl. Somalia 4: 106, fig. 62/d-f (1995)
- Reliq. Haenk. 1: 196 (1828)
- Rhodora 31: 227 (1929)
- Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 72, fig. 104, 105 (1983)
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