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5. Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Hensch.
Vita Rumph. 186. 1833; T.Koyama, Contr. Inst. Bot. Univ. Montréal n.70, 35. 1957; J.Kern, Reinwardtia 6: 36. 1961; in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 7: 529 f. 36; Raymond, Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 324. 1966; Hô, Câyco Viêtnam III. 2: 638. 1993.— Andropogon dulce Burm.f., Fl. Ind. 219. 1768.
Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.
Synonyms & Citations :
Cyperus dulcis Rumph., Herb. Amb. 6: 7, t. 3, f. 1. 1750.
Scirpus plantaginoides Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Nov. Pl. 45, t. 15, f. 2. 1773.
Scirpus plantagineus Retz., Obs. Bot. 5: 14. 1799.— Eleocharis plantaginea (Retz.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817; C.B.Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 6: 625. 1893; Camus in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 7: 82. 1912; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 150. 1925.— Limnochloa plantaginea (Retz) Nees in Wight, Contr. Bot. Ind. 114. 1834.
Eleocharis equisetina Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1: 195. 1828; C.B.Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 6: 626. 1893; Camus in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 7: 83. 1912; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 150. 1925.
E-version notes : As Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.
Key to the varieties
Tubers terminating the stolons up to 7 mm wide var. dulcis
Tubers terminating the stolons 20 mm or more wide var. tuberosa
Tubers terminating the stolons up to 7 mm wide var. dulcis
Tubers terminating the stolons 20 mm or more wide var. tuberosa