Fimbristylis miliacea

Fimbristylis miliacea, the grasslike fimbry[1] or hoorahgrass,[2] is a species of fimbry that probably originated in coastal tropical Asia but has since spread to most continents as an introduced species.[3] It is a widespread weed in some areas and is sometimes problematic in rice paddies.

Grasslike fimbry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Fimbristylis
Species:
F. miliacea
Binomial name
Fimbristylis miliacea
Synonyms

Scirpus miliaceus L.

Fimbristylis miliacea habit

Description

Fimbristylis miliacea is an annual sedge which grows in clumps of erect stems up to about half a meter in height surrounded by fans of narrow flat leaves.[3] The top of each stem is occupied by an array of spikelets, each borne on a long peduncle.[3] The spikelet is spherical to ovate and reddish brown in color. The spikelets flower and then develop tiny fruits, which are brown achenes about a millimeter long.[3]

Taxonomy

The name Fimbristylis miliacea is a combination made by Martin Vahl based on the name Scirpus miliaceus published by Carl Linnaeus in his 1759 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[4] Because of confusion surrounding this name, and following a failed attempt to conserve the name with a particular sense (nomen conservandum), a successful proposal was made in 2004 to have "Scirpus miliaceus" rejected (nomen rejiciendum) under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.[4] The two taxa to which the name Fimbristylis miliacea had previously been applied therefore became Fimbristylis quinquangularis and Fimbristylis littoralis.[4]

Distribution

The species is found throughout many countries with a tropical or sub-tropical climate in southern and south-east Asia including: Australia,[5] Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It has also been introduced into Ecuador, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Peru and Suriname.[2]

References
  1. "Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl, grass-like fimbry". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. "Fimbristylis miliacea". International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. Robert Kral (2003). "Fimbristylis Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 285. 1805". Cyperaceae. Flora of North America. 23. Oxford University Press. pp. 121–131. ISBN 978-0-19-515207-4.
  4. Mark T. Strong (2004). "(1644) Proposal to reject the name Scirpus miliaceus (Cyperaceae)". Taxon. 53 (4): 1069–1070. doi:10.2307/4135579. JSTOR 4135579.
  5. "Fimbristylis miliacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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