Machaerina
| Machaerina | |
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| Machaerina angustifolia on Maui, Hawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Machaerina M.Vahl (1805) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Machaerina (twigrush)Pacific region. The name comes from the Greek machaira (a large knife), alluding to the shape of the leaves in the type species – Machaerina restioides.[3]
Description
The species in the genus are
perennials. The leaves are mainly basal, with a few cauline, laterally compressed, distichous and equitant at base. The culms are tufted and pithy. The inflorescence consists of several partial panicles. The flowers may be bisexual or male.[3]
Species
Described species include:[4]
- Machaerina acuta (Labill.) J.Kern
- Machaerina anceps (Poir.) Bojer
- Machaerina angustifolia (Gaudich.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina arthrophylla (Nees) T.Koyama
- Machaerina articulata (R.Br.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina aspericaulis (Kük.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina austrobrasiliensis M.T.Strong
- Machaerina ayangannensis M.T.Strong
- Machaerina bidwellii (Stapf ex Setch.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina complanata (Berggr.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina cubensis (Kük.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina deplanchei (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
- Machaerina disticha (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Machaerina ekmanii (Kük.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina ensifolia (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
- Machaerina ensigera (Hance) T.Koyama
- Machaerina falcata (Nees) T.Koyama
- Machaerina ficticia (Hemsl.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina filifolia Griseb.
- Machaerina flexuosa (Boeckeler) J.Kern
- Machaerina glomerata (Gaudich.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina gunnii (Hook.f.) J.Kern
- Machaerina hirta Boeckeler
- Machaerina huttonii (Kirk) T.Koyama
- Machaerina insularis (Benth.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina involuta H.St.John
- Machaerina iridifolia (Bory) T.Koyama
- Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina lamii (Kük.) J.Kern
- Machaerina lavarum (Poir.) Bojer
- Machaerina laxa (Nees) T.Koyama
- Machaerina maingayi (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Machaerina mariscoides (Gaudich.) J.Kern
- Machaerina milnei (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Machaerina montana (J.Raynal) Lye
- Machaerina monticola (Guillaumin) T.Koyama
- Machaerina muelleri (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Machaerina myriantha (Chun & F.C.How) Y.C.Tang
- Machaerina nuda (Steud.) J.Kern
- Machaerina nukuhivensis (F.Br.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina preissii (Nees) L.A.S.Johnson & Koyama
- Machaerina raiateensis (J.W.Moore) S.L.Welsh
- Machaerina restioides (Sw.) Vahl
- Machaerina riparia (Nees) T.Koyama
- Machaerina rubiginosa (Spreng.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina scirpoidea (Steud.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina sinclairii (Hook.f.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina tenax (Hook.f.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina teretifolia (R.Br.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina tetragona (Labill.) T.Koyama
- Machaerina vaginalis (Benth.) T.Koyama
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Machaerina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Machaerina". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "Machaerina". The Plant List: A working list of all plant species. The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
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