Machaerina mariscoides
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Description
Leaves as long as or overtopping the stems, coriaceous, equitant, ensiform, gradually narrowed upwards and shortly acuminate, more or less asperous to almost smooth, 7-12 mm wide, the cartilagineous margins often brown.
Stamens 3;
Panicle erect, oblong, narrow, loose, consisting of 5-6 distant fascicles of branches, 20-40 cm long.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Carolines present, Depapre present, Hawaian Is present, Jappen-Biak present, Mariannas present, Misimi I present, Morobe Distr present, Mt Sarawaket present, NE. New Guinea present, Pacific present: Marquesas (Marquesas present), Papua present, Society Is present, Solomon Is present, W. New Guinea present
Pacific (Hawaian Is., Mariannas, Carolines, Solomon Is., Marquesas, Society Is.), in Malesia: New Guinea (W. New Guinea: Depapre, Jappen-Biak; NE. New Guinea: Morobe Distr., Mt Sarawaket; Papua: Misimi I.).
Notes
The specimens from the Hawaiian Islands (Cladium meyenii) have remarkably vesiculousasperous stems and leaves. Plants from the other Pacific islands and also those from New Guinea (Baumea mariscoides = Cladium gaudichaudii) are usually much less asperous to almost smooth. As they agree with Cladium meyenii in the shape of the panicle, the 1-flowered 5-6 mm long spikelets with acute glumes, and shape and size of the nut, I have followed BLAKE (1948) in treating them as conspecific with the Hawaiian plants. See also under M. glomerata.
Citation
S. T. BLAKE 1948 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 96
STEUD. 1855 – In: Syn.: 156
KUNTH 1837 – In: En.: 314
Merr. 1914 – In: Philip. J. Sc.: Bot. 59
BOECK. 1874 – In: Linnaea: 240
K. SCH. & LAUT. 1900: Fl. Schutzgeb.: 198
HILLEBR. 1888: Fl. Hawai. Isl.: 479
KÜK. 1942 – In: Fedde, Rep. 51: 157
STEUD. 1855 – In: Syn.: 156
KÜK. 1924 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 7
VALCK. SUR. 1912 – In: Nova Guinea: 707
BOECK. 1874 – In: Linnaea: 240
KÜK. 1942 – In: Fedde, Rep. 51: 156