Cyperus compactus Retz.

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    Cyperaceae
    Cyperus compactus Retz.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 658, Dec 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Luzon.

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    NY Barcode: 4329342

    Occurrence ID: 94011db2-4dcb-42ea-b9f5-0e01eaeeb669

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Cyperus luzoniensis Llanos Frag. PL Filip. (1851) 17 (sp. nov.); F.-Vill.
& Naves in Blanco FI. Filip, ed. 3, 41 (1880) 11 = MARISCUS DI-
LUTUS (Vahl) Nees.
Cyperus quadriflorus Llanos op. cit. 18 (sp. nov.); 12 {cuadriflorus) =
MAR1SCUS DILUTUS (Vahl) Nees.
In the reductions of the above two species I have followed
Naves, The first species is certainly correctly reduced, and the
reduction has l)een verified by C. B. Clarke who has examined
a specimen from Llanos; see Philip. Joum. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot.
81. The second species, Cyperus cuadriflorus (i. e., qmdri-
ftorus), is probably correctly reduced; at least I know of no
other Philjppi#,q §p§pifis _that agrees with Llanos?s description.
MarittBtts BiiMiUi \M. w/icrocephalus Presl) is exceedingly
variable in size and is common*and widely distributed through-;
out the settled areas of the Philippines at low and medium ^alti-
tudes, growing in open wet lands, in rice paddies^ ¿l$hg
streams, etc.
Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, December, 1914
(Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 658).
'Revised for Flora Malesiana
det. J. H. Kern jl9S 3
meuhill:
SPECIES J3LAHCOANAE Hd
$68. Mariscus ftilutue (Tahl) lee«
Oyperus luzoniensis llanos
Cyperus quadriflorus Llanos
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