Taxonomy Profile: Fimbristylis littoralis (Gaudich)

Fimbristylis littoralis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Fimbristylis miliacea
L Vahl
Scirpus miliaceus
L
Fimbristylis littoralis var. littoralis
Gaudich
Common Name(s):
fimbry []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Fimbristylis littoralis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Cyperaceae
sedges |
foins coupants |
laîches |
rouches |
rouchettes |
Genus : Fimbristylis
fimbry |
Species : Fimbristylis littoralis
fimbry |
Fimbristylis littoralis Direct Children(s):
Fimbristylis littoralis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Fimbristylis littoralis
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Fimbristylis littoralis
Source:
Cyperaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-10-28
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Fimbristylis littoralis
Source:
Flora of the West Indies website, 2013
Acquired:
2013-01-01
Notes:
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm
Reference for:
Fimbristylis littoralis
Publication(s):
Fimbristylis littoralis: Geographic Information
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Fimbristylis littoralis: Comments
Comment:
Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich. (TSN 507317) is the accepted name for Scirpus miliaceus L., nom. rej. (TSN 521158), while F. benghalensis (Pers.) Roem. & Schult. (TSN 808462) is not a synonym of Scirpus miliaceus L. but of Scirpus quinquangularis Vahl (TSN 521175). The name Scirpus miliaceus L. was rejected because it was being used in two different senses. Two types side by side in the Linnaean herbarium, both named Scirpus miliaceus, are in fact two different species." (Mark Strong, pers. comm., 2013)