Taxon:  Actinoscirpus grossus (L. f.) Goetgh. & D. A. Simpson



Summary
Genus:
Actinoscirpus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Fuireneae
Nomen number:
409599
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 46:171.  1991
Verified:
01/24/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Actinoscirpus grossus (L. f.) Goetgh. & D. A. Simpson var. grossus (0 active accession[s])
Actinoscirpus grossus (L. f.) Goetgh. & D. A. Simpson var. kysoor (Roxb.) Noltie (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Scirpus grossus
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Schoenoplectus grossus
  3. Goetghebeur, P. & D. A. Simpson. 1991. Critical notes on Actinoscirpus, Bolboschoenus, Isolepis, Phylloscirpus and Amphiscirpus (Cyperaceae). Kew Bull. 46:169-178.
  4. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Scirpus grossus
  5. Noltie, H. J. 1994. Notes relating to the flora of Bhutan: XXVIII. Eriocaulaceae (Eriocaulon), Musaceae (Musa), Cyperaceae (Actinoscirpus). Edinburgh J. Bot. 51:173-174.
  6. Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:258.
  7. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Scirpus grossus
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Shengs.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Scirpus grossus
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Scirpus grossus
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Schoenoplectus grossus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Scirpus grossus
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Scirpus grossus
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Scirpus grossus
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland  
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng (s.), Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Scirpus grossus
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Schoenoplectus grossus
  3. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Scirpus grossus
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalsoil improver Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:258.
Materialsfiber Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:258.
Medicinesfolklore Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:258.
Weed  Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:258.
Weed a troublesome species, as Scirpus grossusHolm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Scirpus grossus
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409599. Accessed 26 September 2026.