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Cyperaceae taxon details

Gahnia javanica Moritzi

To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291073 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291073 type 1)

1678817  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678817)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Schoeneae (Tribe)
  12. Gahniinae (Subtribe)
  13. Gahnia (Genus)
  14. Gahnia javanica (Species)
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Description Culms 75-120 cm tall, robust, terete, solid, nodose. Leaf sheath 10-15 cm; leaf blade usually longer than inflorescence,...  
Description Culms 75-120 cm tall, robust, terete, solid, nodose. Leaf sheath 10-15 cm; leaf blade usually longer than inflorescence, ca. 8 mm wide, papery to subleathery, gradually narrow apically, margin scabrous. Inflorescence a panicle, spreading and lax, consisting of a terminal and several lateral partial panicles; lateral panicles usually 2, shortly exserted from sheath; peduncles 6-10 cm. Spikelets narrowly ellipsoid, 5.5-6 mm, 1-flowered. Glumes 7 or 8; basal 3 or 4 glumes ovate-lanceolate; apical 2 glumes chestnut-brown to black, broadly oblong, shorter, 2.8-4 mm, apex ± distinctly awned and distally ciliolate; apicalmost glume with a bisexual flower. Perianth bristles absent. Stamens 3; filaments strongly elongate after anthesis; filament tips enrolled by apex of glumes. Stigmas 3. Nutlet yellowish brown with a black apex, narrowly elliptic, ca. 3.8 mm, 3-sided, smooth, shiny.  [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Syst. Vers. Zoll. Arch. Ind. 98. to Syst. Verz. Java : 98 (1846),...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Syst. Vers. Zoll. Arch. Ind. 98. to Syst. Verz. Java : 98 (1846), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Gahnia javanica Moritzi. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678817 on 2025-12-19
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Nomenclature

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

Other

additional source Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Culms 75-120 cm tall, robust, terete, solid, nodose. Leaf sheath 10-15 cm; leaf blade usually longer than inflorescence, ca. 8 mm wide, papery to subleathery, gradually narrow apically, margin scabrous. Inflorescence a panicle, spreading and lax, consisting of a terminal and several lateral partial panicles; lateral panicles usually 2, shortly exserted from sheath; peduncles 6-10 cm. Spikelets narrowly ellipsoid, 5.5-6 mm, 1-flowered. Glumes 7 or 8; basal 3 or 4 glumes ovate-lanceolate; apical 2 glumes chestnut-brown to black, broadly oblong, shorter, 2.8-4 mm, apex ± distinctly awned and distally ciliolate; apicalmost glume with a bisexual flower. Perianth bristles absent. Stamens 3; filaments strongly elongate after anthesis; filament tips enrolled by apex of glumes. Stigmas 3. Nutlet yellowish brown with a black apex, narrowly elliptic, ca. 3.8 mm, 3-sided, smooth, shiny.  [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Syst. Vers. Zoll. Arch. Ind. 98. to Syst. Verz. Java : 98 (1846), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Mariscus javanicus (Moritzi) Kuntze)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Phacellanthus multiflorus Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Schoenus paniculatus Hassk.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gahnia castanea Ridl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Syziganthus multiflorus (Steud.) Steud.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gahnia javanica) 
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Gahnia castanea Ridl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Mariscus javanicus (Moritzi) Kuntze)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Phacellanthus multiflorus Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Gahnia javanica var. paupercula Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Gahnia javanica var. philippinensis Benl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenus paniculatus Hassk.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Syziganthus multiflorus (Steud.) Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenus hasskarlii Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenus paniculatus Hassk.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenus hasskarlii Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Syziganthus multiflorus (Steud.) Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia javanica f. borneensis Benl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia javanica f. sinensis Benl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia javanica f. sumatrensis Benl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia javanica var. philippinensis Benl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia javanica subforma subcapitata Kük. ex Benl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia javanica var. paupercula Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Phacellanthus multiflorus Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Gahnia castanea Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Mariscus javanicus (Moritzi) Kuntze)
To Plants of the World Online 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291073 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291074 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291075 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291076 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Gahnia javanica K000291077 type 1) 
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