Machaerina disticha (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 63 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo to NW. New Guinea. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Borneo, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Baumea disticha (C.B.Clarke) S.T.Blake in Contr. Queensland Herb. 8: 29 (1969)
- Cladium distichum C.B.Clarke in Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 102 (1907)
- Mariscus distichus (C.B.Clarke) Fernald in Rhodora 25: 53 (1923)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cladium micranthes C.B.Clarke in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 46 (1908)
- Cladium philippinense Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 171 (1910)
- Machaerina micranthes (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 64 (1956)
- Machaerina philippinensis (Merr.) T.Koyama in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 65 (1956)
- Mariscus geniculatus Fernald in Rhodora 25: 53 (1923)
- Mariscus micranthes (C.B.Clarke) Fernald in Rhodora 25: 54 (1923)
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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill, E.D. [1124], Philippines | K000291066 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Merritt, M.L. [6724], Philippines | K000291067 | syntype | Yes | ||
| Motley, J. [574] | Machaerina micranthes | K000291059 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0