Schoenoplectus triangulatus




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Schoenoplectus triangulatus (Roxburgh) Soják
Synonyms Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla subsp. robustus (Miquel) T. Koyama; Scirpus mucronatus L. subsp. robustus (Miquel) T. Koyama; Scirpus mucronatus L. var. robustus Miquel; Scirpus preslii A. Dietrich; Scirpus triangulatus Roxburgh; Scirpus triangulatus Roxburgh var. brevibracteatus T. Koyama
Common name (Japanese common name) kangare-i (カンガレイ, 寒枯藺 [meaning: winter dried stems rush]), ryukyu-kangare-i (リュウキュウカンガレイ, 琉球寒枯藺 [meaning: Okinawa kangare-i])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Malaysia, India
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=42
Description Culms 50-130cm tall. Flowers bracts 3-10mm long, 4-10 spikelets each 8-12mm long, 4-6mm wide, flowering in July to October. Fruits 2-2.5cm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Stability and Variability of Chromosome Numbers in the Genus Schoenoplectus (Cyperaceae). I. S. gemmifer, S. mucronatus var. mucronatus and S. triangulatus



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden