Eleocharis atropurpurea in Genus Eleocharis

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Internal ID	UUID643ff8a951310737036435
Scientific name	Eleocharis atropurpurea
Authority	J.Presl & C.Presl
First published in	Reliq. Haenk. 1: 196 (1828)

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Eleocharis atropurpurea, also known as purple spikerush, is an aquatic plant found in various regions including Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America. It is also present in temperate areas of North and South America and Asia, and may have been introduced to Europe. This annual plant grows in wet areas such as ocean shores, rice fields, and irrigation ditches, and can reach a maximum height of ten centimeters. It has reddish-green leaves and thin erect stems, with oval-shaped inflorescences on top that contain at least ten flowers. The flowers are covered by purplish-brown bracts and produce tiny black fruits.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Trichophyllum atropurpureum	House	American Midland Naturalist 6: 204 1920
Aplostemon atropurpureus	Raf.	J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 105 (1819)
Eleocharis erratica	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 79 (1854)
Eleocharis laetevirens	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 79 (1854)
Eleocharis lereschii	Shuttlew.	Flora 20: 241 (1837)
Eleocharis monandra	Hochst.	Flora 25(1, Beibl.): 134 (1842), nomen; Steud. Syn. Pl. Cyp. 75.
Eleocharis multiflora	Chapm.	Fl. South. U.S. : 517 (1860)
Eleocharis zanardinii	Parl.	Fl. Ital. 2: 67 (1852)
Eleogenus atropurpureus	Nees	Contr. Bot. India : 113 (1834)
Eleogenus laetevirens	Nees	Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842)
Eleogenus lereschii	Bluff, Nees & Schauer	Comp. Fl. German. 2: 746 (1838)
Eleogiton atropurpurea	A.Dietr.	Sp. Pl. 2: 97 (1833)
Isolepis allochroa	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 91 (1855)
Isolepis atropurpurea	(Retz.) Roem. & Schult.	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 106 (1817)
Isolepis dichroa	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 91 (1855)
Isolepis lereschii	Shuttlew. ex Parl.	Fl. Ital. 2: 68 (1852)
Scirpus acicularis	Zanardini ex Parl.	Fl. Ital. 2: 67 (1852)
Scirpus atropurpureus	Retz.	Observ. Bot. 5: 14 (1788)
Scirpus erraticus	Rota ex De Not.	Index Seminum (GE, Genuensis) 1845: 20 (1845)
Scirpus laetevirens	Schrad. ex Nees	Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842)
Scirpus lereschii	Thom. ex W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. , ed. 2: 853 (1844)
Scirpus sulciculmis	Schrad. ex Nees	Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842)
Scirpus zanardinii	Ambrosi	Fl. Tirolo Mer. 1: 448 (1854)
Trichophyllum atropurpureum	(Retz.) House	Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 204 (1920)
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. albivaginata	Boeckeler	Linnaea 36: 459 (1870)
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. setiformis	Benth.	Fl. Austral. 7: 297 (1878)
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. trigyna	Boeckeler	Linnaea 36: 459 (1870)
Eleogenus laetevirens var. tenuis	Nees	Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842)
Eleogenus laetovirens var. umbonatus	Nees	Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842)
Eleocharis atropurpurea var. zanardinii	(Parl.) A.Terracc.	Malpighia 2: 312. 1889

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	purple spikerush
Punjabi	ਛੋਟੀ ਘੂੰਈਂ
Chinese	紫果蔺
Chinese	紫果藺
Chinese	黑果藺
Chinese	黑果蔺

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Malawi
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius

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- China
  - China North-central
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Taiwan
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Tadzhikistan
  - Uzbekistan
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Turkey

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Jawa
  - Philippines
  - Sumatera
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - Northern Territory
  - Queensland
  - Western Australia

Europe click to expand
- Middle Europe
  - Switzerland
- Southeastern Europe
  - Italy

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Northwest
  - Mexico Southeast
  - Mexico Southwest
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Iowa
  - Kansas
  - Missouri
  - Nebraska
  - Oklahoma
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Michigan
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado
  - Montana
  - Washington
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Louisiana
  - North Carolina
  - South Carolina
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California
  - Nevada
- Western Canada
  - British Columbia

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
- Caribbean
  - Aruba
  - Bahamas
  - Cayman Islands
  - Cuba
  - Jamaica
  - Netherlands Antilles
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
  - Nicaragua
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Galápagos
  - Peru

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000402956
Florida Plant Atlas	2749
Flora of Alabama	4077
Canadensys	5229
USDA Plants	ELAT
Tropicos	9910013
INPN	95891
Flora of Italy	8044
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306687-1
The Plant List	kew-242319
Open Tree Of Life	738919
Observations.org	117378
NCBI Taxonomy	76436
Nature Serve	2.142942
IUCN Red List	177168
IPNI	306687-1
iNaturalist	76770
GBIF	2717771
Freebase	/m/03hmf87
EPPO	ELOAT
EOL	1120327
Calflora (Californian flora)	2908
USDA GRIN	402818
Wikipedia	Eleocharis_atropurpurea

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Unveiling Curvularia tuberculata-induced leaf anomalies in Rhododendron ferrugineum: implications in cultural-ecological conservation and harnessing microbial intervention in socio-economic advancement

Dhar J, Hazra A, Patra R, Kumar V, Subramaniyan V, Kumarasamy V, Mitra AK, Sayed AA, Aleya L, El-Demerdash FM, Almutairi MH, Akash S, Abdel-Daim MM, Kant A, Dhara B

Front Microbiol

11-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10808759
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1280120
PMID:	38274748

Despite phylogenetic effects, C3–C4 lineages bridge the ecological gap to C4 photosynthesis

Lundgren MR, Christin PA

J Exp Bot

26-Dec-2016

PMCID:	PMC5853900
doi:	10.1093/jxb/erw451
PMID:	28025316

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Eleocharis atropurpurea

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Description Top

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Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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