Taxon:  Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin



Summary
Genus:
Lepironia
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Mapanioideae
Nomen number:
460570
Place of publication:
Biblioth. Bot. 20(Heft 85):486.  1915
Verified:
03/03/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Restio articulata Retz.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lepironia mucronata Rich.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
  5. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  6. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  7. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  8. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMaluku Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walese.Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, Sumatera], Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (e.), Queensland, Northern Territory]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Harden, G. J., ed. 2002. Flora of New South Wales, ed. 2.
  4. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  5. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiberfor mat-making, basketry, etc.Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
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=460570. Accessed 20 October 2026.