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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7657| Title: | 28. Lepidosperma | Contributor(s): | Liang, Songyun (author); Bruhl, Jeremy J (author) ; Wilson, Karen (author) |
Publication Date: | 2010 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7657 | Abstract: | Herbs, perennial. Rhizomes short, woody. Culms tufted, erect, terete or flattened. Leaves basal, distichous, usually equitant; leaf blade terete or flattened, similar to culm, sheathing. Inflorescences paniculate. Spikelets narrowly ovoid-oblong. Flowers usually (1 or)2 or 3(-5), proximal one usually functionally male, distal one bisexual. Glumes 3-8, seemingly spirally arranged, mostly distally scaberulose, basal ones empty. Perianth scales [3 or]6, shorter than nutlet, fleshy. Stamens 3; connective apex apiculate. Style slender, base persistent. Nutlet oblong or oblong-ellipsoid, ± terete, usually smooth and shiny. About 100 or more species: mostly Australia including many undescribed species, SE Asia, Pacific islands (New Zealand); one species in China. | Publication Type: | Entry In Reference Work | Source of Publication: | Flora of China, v.23: Acoraceae through Cyperaceae, p. 206-206 | Publisher: | Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press | Place of Publication: | China | ISBN: | 1930723997 9781930723993 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060310 Plant Systematics and Taxonomy | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960805 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | HERDC Category Description: | N Entry In Reference Work | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=118070 |
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