Place of Publication
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 69: 65 (1956)
Type citation
Chile. Juan Fernindez Islands: scirpoidea mihi ignota, ad rupium fissuras in frigidis rusticum editiorum, Apr. 1830, Bertero 1509 (holotype, P). Figure 3D
Synonyms
- Agylla ensifolia Phil.
- Cladium scirpoideum (Steud.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl
- Mariscus scirpodeus (Steud.) Kuntze,
- Terobera scirpoidea Steud
- Vincentia scirpoidea (Steud.) Boeckeler
References
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Koyama (1956)
Koyama, T. 1956. Taxonomic study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 59-67
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Strong (1997)
Strong, M T 1997. Machaerina (Cyperaceae) in South America. Novon 7(3):308-319
Regions
Archipiélago de Juan Fernández
Distribution and habitat
Known only from Robinosn Crusoe Island, Juan Fernindez Islands. Occurs in wet or swampy ground along streams, or hanging over rocks in and bordering the summit of waterfalls, 183-630 m elevation. Johow (1896) recorded M. scirpoidea as occurring at Pangal (Pangal Falls) and in the border of the estuary that surrounds the Plazuela del Yunque (Strong, 1997).
Descriptions
- Strong (1997)
Habit
Perennial, 50-150 cm tall