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Machaerina
Machaerina (twigrush) is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family. Its species occur in tropical America, the West Indies, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific region. The name comes from the Greek machaira (a large knife), alluding to the shape of the leaves in the type species – Machaerina restioides.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tussock Swamp Twig Rush
speciesMachaerina juncea
Jointed twig rush
speciesMachaerina articulata
‘uki
speciesMachaerina angustifolia
Common Twig Rush
speciesMachaerina rubiginosa
Tuhara
speciesMachaerina sinclairii
Pakihi Rush
speciesMachaerina teretifolia
Machaerina tenax
speciesMachaerina tenax
ʻAhaniu
speciesMachaerina mariscoides
Machaerina iridifolia
speciesMachaerina iridifolia
square twig-sedge
speciesMachaerina tetragona
Machaerina deplanchei
speciesMachaerina deplanchei
Machaerina arthrophylla
speciesMachaerina arthrophylla
Machaerina acuta
speciesMachaerina acuta
Machaerina ensifolia
speciesMachaerina ensifolia
Machaerina restioides
speciesMachaerina restioides
Machaerina gunnii
speciesMachaerina gunnii
Machaerina complanata
speciesMachaerina complanata
Machaerina glomerata
speciesMachaerina glomerata
Machaerina disticha
speciesMachaerina disticha
Machaerina muelleri
speciesMachaerina muelleri
Machaerina insularis
speciesMachaerina insularis
Machaerina laxa
speciesMachaerina laxa
Machaerina vaginalis
speciesMachaerina vaginalis
Machaerina anceps
speciesMachaerina anceps
Machaerina preissii
speciesMachaerina preissii
Machaerina planifolia
speciesMachaerina planifolia
Machaerina abbreviata
speciesMachaerina abbreviata
Machaerina cubensis
speciesMachaerina cubensis
Machaerina scirpoidea
speciesMachaerina scirpoidea
Machaerina lamii
speciesMachaerina lamii
Machaerina veillonis
speciesMachaerina veillonis
Machaerina johnsonii
speciesMachaerina johnsonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 116352.