Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis acuminata Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 285 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1994 Llewelyn Williams [17226] Thailand K000498244 No
Mar 1, 1982 Geesink, R.; Hiepko, P.; Phenklai, C. [7680] Thailand K000498237 No
Mar 1, 1982 Geesink, R.; Hiepko, P.; Charoenphol, C.C. [7539] Thailand K000498238 No
Nov 30, 1898 Loher, A. [748] Philippines K002080161 Yes
Feb 1, 1891 s.coll. [1472] Malaysia K002290490 No
Hansen, B.; Smitinand, T. [11884] Thailand K000498233 No
Put [1546] Thailand K000498241 No
Put [1546] Thailand K000498240 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11402] Thailand K000498242 No
Macrae, J. [178] Sri Lanka K002533764 Yes
S.coll. [CP 2747] K001790290 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [S.n.] India K001790292 Yes
{Ng; Chit, S.} [SCNG900] Hong Kong K002533184 Yes
Liang, H.Y. [62903] China K002533186 Yes
Collins, D.J. [1889] Thailand K000498245 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J. [90/677] Thailand K000498248 No
Fung, H. [20359] China K002533185 Yes
Haniff; Nur [3631] Thailand K000498239 No
Collins, D.J. [1908] Thailand K000498246 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Middelton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [902] Thailand K000498249 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Middelton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [902] Thailand K001636828 Yes
Simpson, D.A. [89/98] Brunei K002291227 Yes
Griffith, W. [S.n.] India K002533758 Yes
Charoenphol, C.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [3426] Thailand K000498236 No
Johns, R.J.; Sands, M.; Ariffin; Awong; Saleh; Shanang [6781] Brunei K002291230 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [79] Australia K000974325 Unknown Type Material Yes
Murata; Fukuoka, N.; Phengklai, C. [T17693] Thailand K000498234 No
[W. J. Modey] [961] K002291225 Yes
Beusekom, C.F., van; Smitinand, T. [2155] Thailand K000498235 No
[Houc [s.n.] Hong Kong K002533187 Yes
Jacobs, M. [5653] Brunei K002291226 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [1673] Thailand K000498247 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11863] Thailand K000498243 No
Simpson, D.A.; Wong, K.M.; Forman, L.L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [89/114] Brunei K002291228 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Chayamarit, D.; Middelton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [1246] Thailand K000498250 No
Sands, M.J.S.; Johns, R.J.; Bat, S. [5663] Brunei K002291229 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images