Machaerina falcata
Twigrush
Also known as: Baumea falcata Nees +18 more
- Baumea falcata Nees
- Cladium falcatum (Nees) C.B.Clarke
- Cladium falcatum var. celebicum Kük.
- Cladium falcatum var. sumatrense C.B.Clarke
- Cladium iris Ohwi
- Cladium ponapense Ohwi
- Cladium samoense C.B.Clarke
- Cladium samoense C.B.Clarke ex Stapf
- Cladium samoense var. uniseta C.B.Clarke ex Stapf
- Cladium samoense var. unisetum C.B.Clarke
- Machaerina iris (Ohwi) T.Koyama
- Machaerina latifolia T.Koyama
- Machaerina malesiaca (Stapf) T.Koyama
- Machaerina ponapensis (Ohwi) Ohwi & T.Koyama
- Machaerina samoensis (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
- Mariscus falcatus (Nees) Fernald
- Mariscus platyphyllus Fernald
- Mariscus samoensis (C.B.Clarke ex Stapf) Fernald
- Vincentia dissoluta Stapf
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Tropical Asia and the Pacific, Machaerina falcata (commonly known as Twigrush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indo-China, Malesia, North-Central Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Hawaii, New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vanuatu, Vietnam