3. Lepironia

Lunkai Dai; Jeremy J Bruhl; David A Simpson

3. Lepironia

Lunkai Dai
, Jeremy J Bruhl
, David A Simpson

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Perennials. Rhizomes woody. Culms erect, terete, with transverse septa. Leaves basal, without a leaf blade. Primary involucral bracts subulate, cylindric, erect. Inflorescence a single spike, pseudolateral, with many spirally arranged imbricate glumelike bracts. Basal glumelike bracts empty, most subtending pseudospikelets. Pseudospikelets with 2 outer strongly keeled glumes and many non-keeled glumes, most subtending 1 stamen and a solitary apparently terminal female flower. Perianth bristles absent. Stigma 2, long, slender. Nutlet plano-convex, apex not beaked. One species: tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar, Pacific islands.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Flora of China
Editors	Wu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven, Hong Deyuan
Place of Publication	China
Publisher	Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press
Pages	170-171
Volume	23: Acoraceae through Cyperaceae
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	1930723997, 9781930723993
Publication status	Published - 2010

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