The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Cyperus alaticaulis
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
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- Cyperus(gen.)
- alaticaulis(sp.)
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Type: Queensland. Cook District: 26 km WSW of Lockhart River township, 7 km SSE of Mount Bowden, Cape York mapping site 679 (HEL 41), 20 April 1993, J.R.Clarkson 9933 & V.J.Neldner (holo: BRI; iso: CNS, K, NSW).
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APC Dist.: Qld
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Etymology: "From the Latin alatus (winged) and caulis (stemmed), so named because the culm becomes increasingly triquetrous towards the distal end."