Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis sericea (Poir.) R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 228 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. India to Central & S. Japan and N. Australia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1961 Kerr, A.F.G. [15081] Thailand K000467970 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Kerr, A.F.G. [14681] Thailand K000467974 Yes
Jul 19, 1953 Marcan, A. [2433] Thailand K000467973 Yes
Jul 19, 1953 Marcan, A. [2433] Thailand K000467972 Yes
Jul 19, 1953 Smith, H.M. [340] Thailand K000467971 Yes
Feb 1, 1888 Brown, R. [5960] Australia K000974346 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1888 Schultz, F. [602] Australia K000974347 Unknown Type Material Yes
van Steenis [10567] Indonesia K002290980 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10720] Thailand K000467976 Yes
Parija [2711] India K002534435 Yes
Marcan, A. [2273] Thailand K000467969 Yes
Buwalda, P. [7193] Indonesia K002290981 Yes
{McDonald; Sunaryo} [4469] Indonesia K002290984 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21525] K002534434 Yes
{McDonald; Sunaryo} [4469] Indonesia K002290983 Yes
W. S.[illegible] [21734A] India K002534436 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3736] India K002534437 Yes
Marcan, A. [2255] Thailand K000467975 Yes
Shah, M.; Kadim [MS968] Malaysia K002290982 Yes
s.coll. [66] India K002534433 Yes
Charoenphol, Ch.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [4063] Thailand K000467977 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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