Fimbristylis aphylla
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Description
Glabrous, densely tufted perennial.
Leaves of the flowering stems reduced to 3 or 4 rather loose, bladeless, obliquely truncate, up to 20 cm long sheaths; those of the sterile shoots well developed, rather abruptly acuminate, with prominent midrib and scabrid margins, up to 30 cm by 2-4 mm;
Inflorescence compound or decompound, open, with many spikelets, (2-)4-10 cm long and wide.
Stamens 1-2;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Bontoc present, Luzon present, SE. Asia present
SE. Asia, from India to Indo-China; in Malesia: Sumatra, Java, Philippines (Luzon: Bontoc, once collected).
Notes
Very similar in habit to F. salbundia. For the differences see the note under that species (p. 553).
Citation
BACK. 1928: Onkr. Suiker.: 162
RAYMOND 1966 – In: Dansk Bot. Ark.: 327
CAMUS 1912 – In: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: 115
KERN 1968 – In: Back. & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 3: 464
KOYAMA 1957 – In: Contr. Inst. Bot. Un. Montréal: 47
KUK. 1936 – In: Candollea: 425
STEUD. 1855 – In: Syn.: 114
KERN 1955 – In: Blumea: 117