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Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roemer & Schultes
Small to medium-sized sedge with three short, ter-
minal bracts subtending clusters of small, brown,
flntlcned-ellipsoid spikelets. Occasional in disturbed
wet places, reported only from the lowlands. A
~notlcrn introduction, native to tropical Asia.
I.amourcux 3088; Whistler 323, 1285, 8035, 8963!.
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br.
Small clump-forming sedge with linear leaves and
subglobose clusters of spikelets born atop a short
scape. Locally abundant on rocky shores, reported
only from coastal areas. Indigenous, ranging from
Malaysia to Hawai'i. USEE s.n.; Garber 807;
Wisner 37; Lamoureux 3087, 3089; Whistler 1429,
2851, 8566!.
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Clump-forming, thin-stemmed sedge with basal
leaves and long stalks bearing brown ellipsoid
spikelets in terminal corymbs. Common in disturbed
places, reported from near sea level to 900 m
elevation. A Polynesian, or perhaps a modern
introduction, now pantropic in distribution. USEE
s.n. (n.~.); Eames T7; Garber 887; Christophersen
993: Whistler 8966!.
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Small sedge with creeping rhizomes, long, narrow
stems, and small green, globose, head-like clusters
of spikelets subtended by 3 linear, leaf-like bracts.
Common in lawns and other sunny, disturbed
places, reported from near sea level to 700 m eleva-
tion. A modern introduction, now pantropic in
distribution. Setchell 583; Whistler 2978, 8965!.
Kyllinga nemoralis (Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. &
Dalziel
Small sedge with creeping rhizomes and small
white, globose, head-like clusters of spikelets sub-
tended by three leaf-like bracts. Common in lawns
and other sunny, disturbed places, reported only
from the lowlands. A Polynesian introduction,
native to the Old World tropics. Setchell 11 1, 51 1;
Eames T4; Bryan 79; Garber 866, 888; Whistler
9106!.
*Macharha falcata (Nees) Koyama
Large sedge with basal, lanceolate leaves and an
erect panicle of brown spikelets. Uncommon in
montane scrub and along streams in montane to
cloud forest, reported from 450 to 1 I00 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from the Philippines and
Malaysia to Samoa. Setchell 379; Christophersen
1023,3490; Whistler 2972,3668.
Mapania macrocephala (Gaud.) K. Schum.
Large sedge with basal leaves and a large, brown,
irregularly lobed subglobose inflorescence. Occa-
sional in lowland to montane forest, reported from
near sea level to 800 m elevation. Indigenous,
ranging from the Philippines to Samoa, but not
found in Fiji. Graeffe 1222; Setchell 397; Christo-
phersen 1 122!, 3508, 3584!; Mitchell 520; Whistler
3653,5727.
"Mapania vitiensis (Uittien) T. Koyama
Large sedge with flat, strap-like basal and cauline
leaves and terminal corymbs of small ovoid spike-
lets. Rare in montane scrub, reported from 500 m
elevation. Indigenous, also found in Fiji. Christo-
phersen 1209,3484.
Mariscus cyperinus (Retz.) Vahl
Erect sedge with basal leaves with green spikelets in
a dense, head-like cluster surrounded by leaf-like
bracts. Uncommon to occasional in disturbed
places, reported from near sea level to 650 m ele-
vation. Indigenous or perhaps a Polynesian
introduction, originally native to tropical Asia.
Setchell 582; Eames T15; Christophersen 992;
Meebold 8216; Yuncker 9438; Whistler 8628!.
Mariscus javanicus (Houtt.) Men. & Metcalfe
selesele
Large sedge with narrow, sharp-edged basal leaves
and a dense terminal inflorescence of numerous
dull-brown spikelets. Occasional on rocky or sandy
shores and in coastal taro patches, reported only
from coastal areas. Indigenous, widespread from
tropical Africa to Hawai'i. Graeffe 1233; Setchell
507; Eames T20; Garber 832; Bryan 961; Wisner
39; Whistler 1423, 9023!.