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Cyperaceae

Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Lepironia

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Lepironia articulata: Lepironia articulata at freshwater marsh next to an oil-palm plantation, near Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia .
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
石龍芻, 石龙刍, 交薦草, 蒲草, 光果石龙, 短穗石龙刍, 光果石龙刍
Indonesian
Purun danau
lzh
石龍芻
Thai
กระจูด
Vietnamese
Cỏ bàng, Cói bàng

Synonyms

  • Chondrachne articulata (Retz.) R.Br.
  • Choricarpha aphylla Boeckeler
  • Lepironia articulata var. capitata (F.Muell.) Domin
  • Lepironia compressa Boeckeler
  • Lepironia conifera (Poir.) Druce
  • Lepironia mucronata Rich.
  • Lepironia mucronata var. capitata F.Muell.
  • Lepironia mucronata var. compressa (Boeckeler) E.G.Camus
  • Restio articulatus Retz.
  • Scirpus conifer Poir.
  • Scirpus coniferus Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.