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Machaerina
Sign in to saveMachaerina (twigrush) is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family. Its species occur in tropical America, the West Indies, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific region. The name comes from the Greek machaira (a large knife), alluding to the shape of the leaves in the type species – Machaerina restioides.
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 284
- With media
- 220
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Collections
- US, A, MICH, BRIT, USNM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cuba, New Zealand, Myanmar
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- Starr 020925-0062 Machaerina angustifolia.jpg
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- Machaerina
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- taxon name
- Machaerina
- topic's main category
- Category:Machaerina
- taxon common name
- 剑叶莎属
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Machaerina (twigrush) is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family. Its species occur in tropical America, the West Indies, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific region. The name comes from the Greek machaira (a large knife), alluding to the shape of the leaves in the type species – Machaerina restioides.
==Description== The species in the genus are rhizomatous perennials. The leaves are mainly basal, with a few cauline, laterally compressed, distichous and equitant at base. The culms are tufted and pithy. The inflorescence consists of several partial panicles. The flowers may be bisexual or male.
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