Fimbristylis complanata

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Cyperaceae

+ Synonyms

Cyperus amentaceus Rudge

Cyperus anceps Steud.

Cyperus complanatus (Retz.) Willd.

Fimbristylis amblyphylla Steud.

Fimbristylis anceps Steud.

Fimbristylis autumnalis complanata (Retz.) Kük.

Fimbristylis autumnalis hemisphaerica Kük.

Fimbristylis bequaertii De Wild.

Fimbristylis boeckeleri Steud.

Fimbristylis conferta A.Rich.

Fimbristylis cylindrostachya Steud.

Fimbristylis exaltata (T.Koyama) Y.F.Deng

Fimbristylis keniaeensis Kük.

Fimbristylis kielmaieri Steud.

Fimbristylis obscura Fernald

Fimbristylis rudgeana (Nees) Steud.

Fimbristylis scabra (Nees) Kunth

Isolepis anceps A.Dietr.

Isolepis complanata (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.

Isolepis willdenowii Roem. & Schult.

Scirpus amentaceus (Rudge) Griseb.

Scirpus anceps Willd.

Scirpus complanatus Retz.

Scirpus kielmeyeri Schimp. ex Steud.

Trichelostylis complanata (Retz.) Nees

Trichelostylis kielmeyeri Nees ex Boeckeler

Trichelostylis rudgeana Nees

Trichelostylis scabra Nees

Common Name:

Drawing of the flowering plant
Photograph by: Agustín Stahl; Flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
© Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

General Information

Fimbristylis complanata is a perennial grass-like plant with short, rarely creeping rhizome. The slender to rather robust stems are densely tufted, erect, 20 - 90cm tall and 2 - 4mm wide[

451

Title: Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
Author: Various
Website: http://www.archive.org
Publisher: Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials for making baskets.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

266

Title: Flora of China
Publication
Author
Website: http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year: 1994
ISBN
Description: An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

451

Title: Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
Author: Various
Website: http://www.archive.org
Publisher: Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

Pantropical.

Habitat

Wet grasslands, rice fields, sea shores and cultivated ground[

991

Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

]. On the sea-shore, on muddy river-banks, in swampv grass-fields, wet rice-fields, teak-forests; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[

451

Title: Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
Author: Various
Website: http://www.archive.org
Publisher: Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Properties

Weed Potential	Yes
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.75 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant has been recorded as a weed in rice fields, aquatic biopes etc[

991

Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The plant is used in basket making[

991

Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

Propagation

Seed -

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