Schoenus falcatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Schoeneae
Subtribus: Schoeninae
Genus: Schoenus
Species: Schoenus falcatus
Varieties; S. f. var. borneensis – S. f. var. falcatus

Name

Schoenus falcatus R.Br., 1810

Homonyms

• Schoenus falcatus Nees in Linnaea 9: 298 (1834), not validly publ. vide Machaerina acuta (Labill.) J.Kern in Acta Bot. Neerl. 8: 266 (1959)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Solomon Is., Thailand, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queenslandm, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 232

Primary references

• Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Schoenus falcatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Schoenus falcatus. Published online. Accessed: June 13 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Schoenus falcatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2025. Reference page.