Fimbristylis schoenoides
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Description
Glabrous perennial with short rhizome.
Leaves shorter than the stems, very narrow, with involute margins, abruptly acuminate, spinulose- scabrous on the margins in the upper part, greyish green or glaucescent, ⅔-1 mm wide;
Inflorescence consisting of a single terminal spikelet, or 1-2 lateral peduncled spikelets added, the 1-2 rays when present 1-2½ cm.
Stamens 3;
Distribution
America present, Asia-Tropical: India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), Kangean Arch present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Luzon present, Madura present, Palawan present, S. China present, SE. Asia present, Southern America: Argentina Northeast (Formosa present), Tanimbar present, W. and N. Borneo present, tropical Australia present
From SE. Asia (India, Thailand, Indo-China, S. China, Formosa) to tropical Australia (Queensland); sparingly introduced in America, see ; in Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Java, Kangean Arch., Madura, Lesser Sunda Is. (Tanimbar), W. and N. Borneo, Philippines (Palawan, Luzon).
Uses
Where in the Malay Peninsula it forms a fair proportion of the weeds of somewhat dry rice- fallows, it gets turned in at ploughing time to make green manure (BURKILL).
Citation
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 125
BACK. 1928: Onkr. Suiker.: 159
VAHL 1907 – In: Philip. J. Sc.: Bot. 92
STEUD. 1855 – In: Syn.: 73
KUNTH 1837 – In: En.: 222
BOECK. 1871 – In: Linnaea: 6
STEUD. 1855 – In: Syn.: 107
Ridl. 1907 – In: Mat. Fl. Mal. Pen. (Monoc.): 90
CAMUS 1912: p. 99. – In: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: f. 16, 1-2
Koord. 1911 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 199
KERN 1968 – In: Back. & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 3: 465
Miq. 1856 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 317
Ridl. 1925 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 154
BOECK. 1871 – In: Linnaea: 5
VAHL 1949 – In: Bekn. Fl. Java, (em. ed.): fam. 246, p. 23
Clarke 1893: Fl. Br. Ind.6: 634
Miq. 1856 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 315