Scirpodendron

... The Cyperaceae family is well developed in the tropics, and since Japan is at the northern end of the country, the number of species is limited and it is difficult to see the whole family. The most primitive Cyperaceae is the genus Scirpodendron of South Asia, which has an overall shape like a pandanus tree and produces fruits 1 to 1.5 cm long. A closely related genus is the genus Mapania , which has a shape like a young pandanus tree and, together with Hypolytrum, which has spread north to Taiwan, is also a primitive group. ...

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…　カヤツリグサ科は熱帯でよく発達していて，日本はその北端に当たるため，種類も限られ，科の全貌を見ることはむずかしい。最も原始的なカヤツリグサ科は南アジアのスキルポデンドロン属Scirpodendronで，タコノキのような全形をして，長さ1～1.5cm大の実ができる。この近縁属がタコノキ科の幼木のような形のマパニア属Mapaniaで，台湾まで北上しているスゲガヤHypolytrumとともに，やはり原始的な一群である。…

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