Cyperaceae
Machaerina sinclairii
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Machaerina
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Synonyms
- Cladium anceps Hook.f.
- Cladium crinitum (Stapf) Merr.
- Cladium gahnoides Colenso
- Cladium maingayi var. subsetosum Kük.
- Cladium sinclairii Hook.f.
- Machaerina crinita (Stapf) T.Koyama
- Machaerina robinsonii (Merr.) T.Koyama
- Vincentia crinita Stapf
- Vincentia gladiata (Hook.f.) Boeckeler
- Vincentia robinsonii Merr.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to November (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.