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Family: Cyperaceae

There are 288 collection objects. Of these, 162 have one or more high resolution images - a total of 172 images, and 195 collection objects are georeferenced.

There are 26 genera, and 118 species.

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  • Arthrostylis
    Go to genus Arthrostylis

    SPECIES: Arthrostylis aphylla

    MELUM126273a
  • Baumea
    Go to genus Baumea

    SPECIES: Baumea

    MELUM116665a

    SPECIES: Baumea acuta

    MELUM116668a

    SPECIES: Baumea articulata

    MELUM011715a

    SPECIES: Baumea juncea

    MELUM116662a MELUM116650a

    SPECIES: Baumea rubiginosa

    MELUM116674a

    SPECIES: Baumea teretifolia

    MELUM011724a

    SPECIES: Baumea tetragona

  • Bolboschoenus
    Go to genus Bolboschoenus

    SPECIES: Bolboschoenus caldwellii

    MELUM116365a
  • Carex
    Go to genus Carex

    SPECIES: Carex appressa

    SPECIES: Carex austrotenella

    SPECIES: Carex bichenoviana

    MELUM105967a

    SPECIES: Carex blakei

    MELUM106422a

    SPECIES: Carex breviculmis

    MELUM122559a

    SPECIES: Carex canescens

    MELUM103315a

    SPECIES: Carex cephalotes

    SPECIES: Carex contracta

    SPECIES: Carex divisa

    MELUM100310a

    SPECIES: Carex echinata

    SPECIES: Carex fascicularis

    SPECIES: Carex gaudichaudiana

    MELUM103476a

    SPECIES: Carex hebes

    SPECIES: Carex incomitata

    MELUM117572a MELUM103439a

    SPECIES: Carex inversa

    MELUM106957a

    SPECIES: Carex jackiana

    SPECIES: Carex longebrachiata

    MELUM011521a

    SPECIES: Carex polyantha

    SPECIES: Carex pumila

    MELUM116656a MELUM105931a

    SPECIES: Carex pyrenaica

  • Carpha
    Go to genus Carpha

    SPECIES: Carpha alpina

    SPECIES: Carpha nivicola

    MELUM103307a MELUM103306a
  • Caustis
    Go to genus Caustis

    SPECIES: Caustis flexuosa

    MELUM103437a MELUM103436a MELUM103347a MELUM011543a

    SPECIES: Caustis pentandra

    MELUM103346a
  • Chorizandra
    Go to genus Chorizandra

    SPECIES: Chorizandra cymbaria

    MELUM116667a

    SPECIES: Chorizandra enodis

    MELUM103438a MELUM103344a
  • Cladium
    Go to genus Cladium

    SPECIES: Cladium procerum

  • Cyathochaeta
    Go to genus Cyathochaeta

    SPECIES: Cyathochaeta diandra

    MELUM011553a
  • Cyperus
    Go to genus Cyperus

    SPECIES: Cyperus brevifolius

    SPECIES: Cyperus concinnus

    SPECIES: Cyperus congestus

    SPECIES: Cyperus difformis

    MELUM105966a

    SPECIES: Cyperus eragrostis

    MELUM108341a MELUM102256a

    SPECIES: Cyperus exaltatus

    SPECIES: Cyperus flaccidus

    SPECIES: Cyperus flavidus

    SPECIES: Cyperus gracilis

    SPECIES: Cyperus gunnii

    SPECIES: Cyperus gymnocaulos

    SPECIES: Cyperus laevigatus

    SPECIES: Cyperus lucidus

    SPECIES: Cyperus polystachyos

    SPECIES: Cyperus pygmaeus

    SPECIES: Cyperus rotundus

    SPECIES: Cyperus sanguinolentus

    MELUM105938a

    SPECIES: Cyperus sphacelatus

    MELUM126317a MELUM126309a

    SPECIES: Cyperus squarrosus

    SPECIES: Cyperus trinervis

    SPECIES: Cyperus unioloides

  • Eleocharis
    Go to genus Eleocharis

    SPECIES: Eleocharis acuta

    MELUD011624b

    SPECIES: Eleocharis gracilis

    SPECIES: Eleocharis pusilla

    SPECIES: Eleocharis sphacelata

  • Ficinia
    Go to genus Ficinia

    SPECIES: Ficinia nodosa

  • Fimbristylis
    Go to genus Fimbristylis

    SPECIES: Fimbristylis aestivalis

    SPECIES: Fimbristylis dichotoma

    SPECIES: Fimbristylis velata

  • Gahnia
    Go to genus Gahnia

    SPECIES: Gahnia aspera

    MELUM126304a

    SPECIES: Gahnia clarkei

    MELUM011617a

    SPECIES: Gahnia filum

    SPECIES: Gahnia grandis

    SPECIES: Gahnia lanigera

    MELUM011649a

    SPECIES: Gahnia radula

    SPECIES: Gahnia sieberiana

    MELUM103525a

    SPECIES: Gahnia trifida

    MELUM116645a
  • Gymnoschoenus
    Go to genus Gymnoschoenus

    SPECIES: Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus

  • Isolepis
    Go to genus Isolepis

    SPECIES: Isolepis aucklandica

    SPECIES: Isolepis australiensis

    SPECIES: Isolepis cernua

    MELUM011774a

    SPECIES: Isolepis crassiuscula

    MELUM102735a MELUM011779a

    SPECIES: Isolepis fluitans

    MELUM011780a

    SPECIES: Isolepis gaudichaudiana

    SPECIES: Isolepis hookeriana

    MELUM011777a MELUM011776a

    SPECIES: Isolepis inundata

    SPECIES: Isolepis levynsiana

    SPECIES: Isolepis marginata

    MELUM106960a

    SPECIES: Isolepis montivaga

    SPECIES: Isolepis prolifera

    SPECIES: Isolepis subtilissima

  • Lepidosperma
    Go to genus Lepidosperma

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma carphoides

    MELUM011671a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma concavum

    MELUM118846a MELUM116675a MELUM105962a MELUM011674a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma congestum

    MELUM011676a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma curtisiae

    MELUM011697a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma elatius

    MELUM011679a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma filiforme

    MELUM116679a MELUM116657a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma forsythii

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma gladiatum

    MELUM108991a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma laterale

    MELUM110039a MELUM011682a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma longitudinale

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma neesii

    MELUM013749a MELUM011700a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma semiteres

    MELUM011702a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma tortuosum

    MELUM011704a

    SPECIES: Lepidosperma viscidum

  • Lipocarpha
    Go to genus Lipocarpha

    SPECIES: Lipocarpha microcephala

  • Oreobolus
    Go to genus Oreobolus

    SPECIES: Oreobolus distichus

    SPECIES: Oreobolus pumilio

  • Ptilothrix
    Go to genus Ptilothrix

    SPECIES: Ptilothrix deusta

  • Schoenoplectiella
    Go to genus Schoenoplectiella

    SPECIES: Schoenoplectiella erecta

  • Schoenoplectus
    Go to genus Schoenoplectus

    SPECIES: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

    MELUM011804a
  • Schoenus
    Go to genus Schoenus

    SPECIES: Schoenus apogon

    MELUM122558a

    SPECIES: Schoenus calyptratus

    SPECIES: Schoenus latelaminatus

    SPECIES: Schoenus lepidosperma

    SPECIES: Schoenus maschalinus

    SPECIES: Schoenus melanostachys

    SPECIES: Schoenus nanus

    SPECIES: Schoenus nitens

    MELUM116648a

    SPECIES: Schoenus subaphyllus

  • Trachystylis
    Go to genus Trachystylis

    SPECIES: Trachystylis stradbrokensis

    MELUM126277a
  • Tricostularia
    Go to genus Tricostularia

    SPECIES: Tricostularia pauciflora

  • Uncinia
    Go to genus Uncinia

    SPECIES: Uncinia

    MELUM116659a

    SPECIES: Uncinia flaccida

    SPECIES: Uncinia nemoralis

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GenusSpeciesNumber of collection objects
Carex Carex gaudichaudiana 6
Carex Carex appressa 6
Carex Carex pumila 6
Carex Carex inversa 6
Carex Carex canescens 5
Carex Carex echinata 3
Carex Carex blakei 3
Carex Carex incomitata 3
Carex Carex hebes 2
Carex Carex breviculmis 2
Carex Carex contracta 1
Carex Carex longebrachiata 1
Carex Carex divisa 1
Carex Carex bichenoviana 1
Carex Carex pyrenaica 1
Carex Carex fascicularis 1
Carex Carex polyantha 1
Carex Carex austrotenella 1
Carex Carex cephalotes 1
Carex Carex jackiana 1
Cyperus Cyperus gunnii 6
Cyperus Cyperus sanguinolentus 5
Cyperus Cyperus difformis 5
Cyperus Cyperus brevifolius 4
Cyperus Cyperus polystachyos 3
Cyperus Cyperus gracilis 2
Cyperus Cyperus eragrostis 2
Cyperus Cyperus sphacelatus 2
Cyperus Cyperus concinnus 2
Cyperus Cyperus exaltatus 2
Cyperus Cyperus flavidus 2
Cyperus Cyperus unioloides 2
Cyperus Cyperus gymnocaulos 2
Cyperus Cyperus pygmaeus 2
Cyperus Cyperus rotundus 2
Cyperus Cyperus lucidus 2
Cyperus Cyperus congestus 1
Cyperus Cyperus flaccidus 1
Cyperus Cyperus trinervis 1
Cyperus Cyperus squarrosus 1
Cyperus Cyperus laevigatus 1
Isolepis Isolepis crassiuscula 7
Isolepis Isolepis cernua 5
Isolepis Isolepis inundata 5
Isolepis Isolepis marginata 3
Isolepis Isolepis hookeriana 2
Isolepis Isolepis aucklandica 2
Isolepis Isolepis fluitans 1
Isolepis Isolepis prolifera 1
Isolepis Isolepis levynsiana 1
Isolepis Isolepis montivaga 1
Isolepis Isolepis australiensis 1
Isolepis Isolepis gaudichaudiana 1
Isolepis Isolepis subtilissima 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma concavum 6
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma filiforme 4
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma neesii 4
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma laterale 4
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma gladiatum 3
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma carphoides 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma congestum 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma elatius 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma curtisiae 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma semiteres 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma tortuosum 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma forsythii 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma longitudinale 1
Lepidosperma Lepidosperma viscidum 1
Schoenus Schoenus apogon 10
Schoenus Schoenus nitens 3
Schoenus Schoenus maschalinus 3
Schoenus Schoenus latelaminatus 1
Schoenus Schoenus melanostachys 1
Schoenus Schoenus nanus 1
Schoenus Schoenus calyptratus 1
Schoenus Schoenus lepidosperma 1
Schoenus Schoenus subaphyllus 1
Gahnia Gahnia clarkei 4
Gahnia Gahnia aspera 3
Gahnia Gahnia lanigera 2
Gahnia Gahnia trifida 2
Gahnia Gahnia grandis 1
Gahnia Gahnia sieberiana 1
Gahnia Gahnia filum 1
Gahnia Gahnia radula 1
Baumea Baumea juncea 5
Baumea Baumea acuta 3
Baumea Baumea rubiginosa 2
Baumea Baumea tetragona 2
Baumea Baumea articulata 1
Baumea Baumea teretifolia 1
Baumea - 1
Fimbristylis Fimbristylis dichotoma 4
Fimbristylis Fimbristylis velata 4
Fimbristylis Fimbristylis aestivalis 2
Eleocharis Eleocharis acuta 4
Eleocharis Eleocharis pusilla 3
Eleocharis Eleocharis gracilis 1
Eleocharis Eleocharis sphacelata 1
Carpha Carpha nivicola 5
Carpha Carpha alpina 3
Chorizandra Chorizandra enodis 4
Chorizandra Chorizandra cymbaria 2
Caustis Caustis flexuosa 5
Caustis Caustis pentandra 1
Oreobolus Oreobolus pumilio 3
Oreobolus Oreobolus distichus 2
Schoenoplectus Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani 5
Lipocarpha Lipocarpha microcephala 4
Uncinia - 1
Uncinia Uncinia flaccida 1
Uncinia Uncinia nemoralis 1
Ficinia Ficinia nodosa 3
Gymnoschoenus Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus 3
Bolboschoenus Bolboschoenus caldwellii 3
Cladium Cladium procerum 2
Schoenoplectiella Schoenoplectiella erecta 1
Tricostularia Tricostularia pauciflora 1
Trachystylis Trachystylis stradbrokensis 1
Arthrostylis Arthrostylis aphylla 1
Cyathochaeta Cyathochaeta diandra 1
Ptilothrix Ptilothrix deusta 1

Years CollectedNumber of collection objects
1800-18492
1850-189937
1900-1949111
1950-199995
2000-204920
Total265


Years DeterminedNumber of collection objects
1850-18997
1900-19499
1950-199995
2000-204936
Total147

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