Fimbristylis miliacea, the grasslike fimbry[1] or hoorahgrass,[2] is a species of fimbry that probably originated in coastal tropical Asia but has since spread to most continents as an introduced species.[3] It is a widespread weed in some areas and is sometimes problematic in rice paddies.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Fimbristylis |
| Species: | F. miliacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Fimbristylis miliacea | |
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Scirpus miliaceus L. | |
Description
editFimbristylis miliacea is an annual sedge which grows in clumps of erect stems up to about half a meter in height surrounded by fans of narrow flat leaves.[3] The top of each stem is occupied by an array of spikelets, each borne on a long peduncle.[3] The spikelet is spherical to ovate and reddish brown in color. The spikelets flower and then develop tiny fruits, which are brown achenes about a millimeter long.[3]
Taxonomy
editThe name Fimbristylis miliacea is a combination made by Martin Vahl based on the name Scirpus miliaceus published by Carl Linnaeus in his 1759 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[4] Because of confusion surrounding this name, and following a failed attempt to conserve the name with a particular sense (nomen conservandum), a successful proposal was made in 2004 to have "Scirpus miliaceus" rejected (nomen rejiciendum) under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.[4] The two taxa to which the name Fimbristylis miliacea had previously been applied therefore became Fimbristylis quinquangularis and Fimbristylis littoralis.[4]
Distribution
editThe species is found throughout many countries with a tropical or sub-tropical climate in southern and south-east Asia including: Australia,[5] Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It has also been introduced into Ecuador, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Peru and Suriname.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl, grass-like fimbry". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "Fimbristylis miliacea". International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Robert Kral (2003). "Fimbristylis Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 285. 1805". Cyperaceae. Flora of North America. Vol. 23. Oxford University Press. pp. 121–131. ISBN 978-0-19-515207-4.
- ^ a b c Mark T. Strong (2004). "(1644) Proposal to reject the name Scirpus miliaceus (Cyperaceae)". Taxon. 53 (4): 1069–1070. doi:10.2307/4135579. JSTOR 4135579.
- ^ "Fimbristylis miliacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.