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Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. cymosa

Tropical Fimbry
Also known as: Fimbristylis atollensis H.St.John +16 more
  • Fimbristylis atollensis H.St.John
  • Fimbristylis biumbellulata Boeckeler
  • Fimbristylis capitulifera Merr.
  • Fimbristylis ciliolata Steud.
  • Fimbristylis cymosa f. depauperata (T.Koyama) T.Koyama ex Yonek.
  • Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. spathacea (Roth) T.Koyama
  • Fimbristylis cymosa var. multifolia Domin
  • Fimbristylis cymosa var. spathacea (Roth) T.Koyama
  • Fimbristylis cymosa var. subcapitata C.B.Clarke
  • Fimbristylis cynosa R.Br.
  • Fimbristylis faulensis Beck
  • Fimbristylis formosensis C.B.Clarke
  • Fimbristylis glomerata (Schrad. ex Schult.) Nees
  • Fimbristylis glomerata (Schrad. ex Schult.) Urb.
  • Fimbristylis glomerata f. spathacea (Roth) Kük.
  • Fimbristylis kankaoensis Hayata
  • Fimbristylis laevissima Steud.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. cymosa (commonly known as Tropical Fimbry) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this subspecies is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Fimbristylis cymosa, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central Pacific, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
Base Species & Variations

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