Eleocharis tetraquetra

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Eleocharis tetraquetra

Description

Perennial, with short rhizome; Stamens 2-3;

Distribution

Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: India present; Jawa (Jawa present); New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), Ceylon present, Flores present, Japan present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Luzon present, Mindanao present, N. S. Wales present, Ryu Kyu Is present, SW. Celebes present, Southern America: Argentina Northeast (Formosa present)
From Ceylon, India, China, Formosa, the Ryu Kyu Is. and Japan to Australia (Queensland, N. S. Wales), in Malesia: Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Is. (Flores), Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao), SW. Celebes, New Guinea. Distribution map in .

Notes

In VAN STEENIS 4058 (in BO), mentioned by BACKER (1949, l.c.) as being similar in habit to E. tetraquetra but differing from it by the distinctly reticulate nuts, I fail to see any difference with the other specimens of Javan. E. tetraquetra.

Citation

Clarke 1893 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 630
S. T. BLAKE 1939: p. 111. – In: Proc. R. Soc. Queensl.: t. 9, f. 12-15
NEES 1961 – In: J. Fac. Sc. Un. Tokyo: 91
NAVES 1882: NOV. App.: 307
SVENS. 1939 – In: Rhodora: 99
KERN 1968 – In: Back. & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 3: 461
OHWI 1944 – In: Mem. Coll. Sc. Kyoto Imp. Un. B: 36
BACK. 1949 – In: Bekn. Fl. Java, (em. ed.): fam. 246, p. 13
Merr. 1923 – In: En Philip.: 121
KUNTH 1837 – In: En.: 150
O.K. 1891 – In: Rev. Gen. Pl.: 757
KOYAMA 1957 – In: Contr. Inst. Bot. Un. Montréal: 38
Koord. 1911 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 197
NEES 1909: Ill. Cyp.: f. 17-20
BOECK. 1870 – In: Linnaea: 447
Benth. 1878 – In: Fl. Austr.: 294
NEES 1922 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: f. 247
STEEN. 1972: Mt Fl. Java: t. 14: 13