Chinese scaleseed sedge | |
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Lepidosperma chinense, flowering in Pat Sin Leng, Hong Kong. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Lepidosperma |
Species: | L. chinense
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Binomial name | |
Lepidosperma chinense |
Lepidosperma chinense, also known as the Chinese scaleseed sedge, is a plant widely distributed across Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam. [3] [4]
It is common in Hong Kong. [5]