Machaerina laxa (Nees) T.Koyama
First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 64 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Australia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Baumea laxa (Nees) Boeckeler in Linnaea 38: 245 (1874)
- Chapelliera laxa Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 2: 76 (1846)
- Cladium laxum (Nees) Benth. in Fl. Austral. 7: 405 (1878)
- Cladium preissii var. laxum (Nees) Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 51: 152 (1942)
- Mariscus laxus (Nees) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 755 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cladium gracile J.M.Black in Fl. S. Austral. 4: 678 (1929)
- Machaerina gracilis (J.M.Black) T.Koyama in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 63 (1956)
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? |
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Preiss, J.A.L. [s.n.], Western Australia | K000883976 | Yes | |||
Preiss, J.A.L. [477], Western Australia | K000883975 | Yes | |||
Maxwell, G. [s.n.], Western Australia | K000883977 | 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