Machaerina ensigera (Hance) T.Koyama

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Machaerina

Characteristics

Rhizomes horizontal, 4.5-6.8 mm thick. Culms flattened. Leaves basal; leaf blade ensiform, 3.8-50 × 0.7-2.5 cm, rigid, many veined, margin purple, finely scabrous, and denticulate. Inflorescences paniculate, narrow, usually 3-branched. Spikelets purple, ca. 11.3 × 3.5 mm, 2-or 3-flowered. Glumes ovate-lanceolate, apex acuminate. Nutlet subdrupaceous, ellipsoid, 3-furrowed; persistent style base thickened. Fl. and fr. Apr-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Machaerina ensigera world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:310364-1
WFO ID wfo-0000463983
COL ID 3WY7D
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Synonyms

Mariscus ensiger Cladium ensigerum Machaerina ensigera Baumea ensigera