Fimbristylis littoralis var. macrostachya
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Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Burgos present, Central Java present, Luzon present
Malesia: Central Java, Philippines (Luzon: Burgos).
Notes
As a rule the leaf-blades in Fimbristylis are dorsiventrally flattened and cellular-reticulate on the upper side. In F. littoralis only the groove on the inner margin is cellular-reticulate. Strictly speaking this groove is the upper side of the leaf.
F. littoralis is readily recognizable by those char- acteristic leaves. Herbarium specimens lacking the leaves may be distinguished from the allies by the wingless rachilla.
Because of the strikingly larger spikelets and glumes var. macrostachya has been mistaken for F. globulosa. It obviously belongs in F. littoralis on account of the equitant leaves, the narrowly hyaline- margined glumes, the wingless rachilla, and the size of the nuts. It is not F. miliacea var. validior MIQ., which is normal. F. littoralis.
For two centuries and in numerous publications the names Scirpus miliaceus L. and F. miliacea (L.) VAHL have been applied to this widely spread and common species. However, already , stated that the sheet marked ''miliaceus" in LINNÉ’S hand, is F. quinquangularis (VAHL) KUNTH. S. T. BLAKE, I.c., took the nomenclatorial consequences of this fact, and accepted the name F. littoralis GAUDICH. as the correct one for the species described above. He was followed by KOYAMA and others. To prevent further confusion I also accept that name, though I think that the very undesirable change of names might have been avoided. See .
F. littoralis is readily recognizable by those char- acteristic leaves. Herbarium specimens lacking the leaves may be distinguished from the allies by the wingless rachilla.
Because of the strikingly larger spikelets and glumes var. macrostachya has been mistaken for F. globulosa. It obviously belongs in F. littoralis on account of the equitant leaves, the narrowly hyaline- margined glumes, the wingless rachilla, and the size of the nuts. It is not F. miliacea var. validior MIQ., which is normal. F. littoralis.
For two centuries and in numerous publications the names Scirpus miliaceus L. and F. miliacea (L.) VAHL have been applied to this widely spread and common species. However, already , stated that the sheet marked ''miliaceus" in LINNÉ’S hand, is F. quinquangularis (VAHL) KUNTH. S. T. BLAKE, I.c., took the nomenclatorial consequences of this fact, and accepted the name F. littoralis GAUDICH. as the correct one for the species described above. He was followed by KOYAMA and others. To prevent further confusion I also accept that name, though I think that the very undesirable change of names might have been avoided. See .