Diplacrum caricinum
Dwarf Nutrush
Also known as: Diplacrum caricinum subsp. sumatranum Miq. +6 more
- Diplacrum caricinum subsp. sumatranum Miq.
- Diplacrum caricinum var. sumatranum Miq.
- Diplacrum tridentatum Brongn.
- Diplacrum zeylanicum Nees
- Scleria axillaris Moon
- Scleria caricina (R.Br.) Benth.
- Scleria onoei Makino
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Diplacrum caricinum (commonly known as Dwarf nutrush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam