Cyperaceae

Machaerina Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 238 (1805)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tanzania, W. Indian Ocean to Pacific, Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Leeward Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Tasmania, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Windward Is.

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Enum. Pl. 2: 238 (1805)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ekman, E.L. [4754] Haiti K000584411 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collarino, M.C. [379] Samoa K000883925 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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