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Carex rafflesiana

Also known as: Carex bengalensis subsp. scaberrima Boeck. +19 more
  • Carex bengalensis subsp. scaberrima Boeck.
  • Carex bengalensis subsp. virgata Boeck.
  • Carex bengalensis var. scaberrima Boeckeler
  • Carex bengalensis var. virgata Boeckeler
  • Carex buennemeijeri Nelmes
  • Carex ceramica Nelmes
  • Carex clarkeana Kük.
  • Carex cruciata subsp. rafflesiana (Boott) Noot.
  • Carex cruciata var. rafflesiana (Boott) Noot.
  • Carex gembolensis subsp. timorensis C.B.Clarke
  • Carex gembolensis var. timorensis C.B.Clarke
  • Carex macrothyrsa Miq.
  • Carex oblonga Nelmes
  • Carex pentacarpa Boeckeler
  • Carex pycnothyrsos Kük.
  • Carex rafflesiana subsp. macrithyrsa (Miq.) Kük.
  • Carex rafflesiana subsp. minor
  • Carex rafflesiana subsp. scaberrima (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
  • Carex rafflesiana subsp. tenuior C.B.Clarke
  • Carex rafflesiana var. macrithyrsa (Miq.) Kük.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex rafflesiana is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand

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