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Cyperaceae

Lepidosperma chinense Nees & Meyen ex Kunth

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Lepidosperma

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Lepidosperma chinense: Lepidosperma chinense flowering in north eastern Hong Kong.
Photo: Earth100, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
鱗籽莎, 鳞籽莎, 辣死鸡草

Synonyms

  • Cladium arfakense Rendle
  • Cladium borneense C.B.Clarke
  • Machaerina arfakensis (Rendle) T.Koyama
  • Machaerina borneense (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama
  • Mariscus borneensis (C.B.Clarke) Fernald

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.