Cyperus castaneus

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Cyperus castaneus

Description

Stamen 1.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: India present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), Banka present, Cochinchina present, Kelantan present, Krakatau present, N. Borneo present, Perak present, Tonkin present, tropical Australia present
From India, Tonkin, and Cochinchina to tropical Australia, everywhere scattered, in Malesia: Banka, Krakatau, Malay Peninsula (Perak, Kelantan), N. Borneo.

Notes

Also closely related to and possibly not specifically distinct from C. amabilis . The latter species, not known from Malesia, is mainly characterized by the very shortly mucronulate, golden or ferrugineous glumes. How- ever, in an Australian variety of C. castaneus: var. brevimucronatus , the glumes are also but shortly mucronate, and this variety is therefore only distinguishable from C. amabilis by the slightly smaller, dark glumes and the somewhat smaller nut and anther.

Citation

CAMUS 1912: p. 46. – In: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: f. 4, 8-11
WILLD. 1893 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 598
Benth. 1878 – In: Fl. Austr.: 267
KÜK. 1936 – In: Pfl. R.: 264
Clarke 1884 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 87
Ridl. 1925 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 141
BOECK. 1868 – In: Linnaea: 496
VALCK. SUR. 1898: Gesl. Cyp. Mal. Arch: 81: t. 4 f. 4
KERN 1952 – In: Reinwardtia: 117
Ridl. 1907 – In: Mat. Fl. Mal. Pen. (Monoc.): 63