바람개비하늘지기(사초과)의 한국 내 분포 및 분류학적 실체

Taxonomic entity and distribution of Korean Fimbristylis fimbristyloides (Cyperaceae)

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Korean J. Pl. Taxon. 2020;50(1):84-88
Publication date (electronic) : 2020 March 31
doi : https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2020.50.1.84
Team of National Ecosystem Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
1Sung-ho Green Tech, Jangseong 57248, Korea
최승세orcid_icon, 김종환1orcid_icon, 김철환1,orcid_icon
국립생태원 자연환경조사팀
1성호그린테크
*Author for correspondence: plantaxa@hanmail.net
Received 2019 December 6; Revised 2020 January 14; Accepted 2020 March 11.

Abstract

그동안 한국 내 분포 및 분류학적 실체가 모호했던 식물, 납작하늘지기절(F. sect. Fuscae)의 바람개비하늘지기 [Fimbristylis fimbristyloides (F. Muell.) Druce] (사초과)를 전라남도 신안군 암태도의 바닷가 주변의 산자락 습한 곳에서 발견하였다. 바람개비하늘지기는 1년생으로 줄기는 5–15 cm 정도에 불과한 작은 식물로 소수가 옆으로 납작한 점에서 속내 대부분의 식물들과 크게 다르다. 특히, 바람개비하늘지기는 쇠하늘지기와 비슷하지만 식물체의 높이, 엽신, 화서당 소수의 수와 크기, 화주의 털 유무, 수과의 크기 및 자루의 유무 등에 의해 구별된다. 바람개비하늘지기에 대한 기재, 근연종과 차이점, 검색표 및 사진 등을 제시하였다.

Trans Abstract

Fimbristylis fimbristyloides (F. Muell.) Druce (Cyperaceae) belonging to Fimbristylis sect. Fuscae Ohwi, which has been ambiguous in terms of its distribution and taxonomic substance in Korea, was found on Amtae-do Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do in Korea. F. fimbristyloides is a small species that is approximately 5–15 cm tall and differs greatly from most taxa in that the spikelets are laterally compressed. In particular, F. fimbristyloides is similar to F. ovata but is distinguished by the height of the plants, falcated leaves, the number and size of spikelets per inflorescence, glabrous styles, the size of the achenes, and the presence of achene stalks. A description, differences from related species, a key to the taxa and photographs of Korean F. fimbristyloides are provided in this paper.

The genus Fimbristylis Vahl (Cyperaceae Juss.) is composed of about 300 taxa and is distributed in the tropic, subtropic and temperate zones of the south and northern hemisphere with mainly center of distribution in SE Asia (Govaerts and Simpson, 2007; Govaerts, 2010, Zhang et al., 2010). The Korean Fimbristylis is known to be distributed 21 taxa, including the F. drizae J. H. Kim & M. Y. Kim and F. jindoensis J. H. Kim & M. Y. Kim, which were recently described as two new species (Kim and Kim, 2013, 2015a, 2015b, 2018). Fimbristylis is similar to the Scirpus L., Bulbostylis Kunth, and Eleocharis R. Br. However, this genus is distinguished from other related genera of the family by having inflated styles at bases (Vahl, 1805) and styles easily falling from achenes (Brown, 1810). Fimbristylis has traditionally been set up with many section including series based on the characteristics of ligules, inflorescences, spikelets, scales, styles, and achenes (Ohwi, 1944; Kern, 1974). According to Kim and Kim (2018), most Korean Fimbristylis are known to belong to F. sect. Fimbristylis, sect. Mischospora (Boeckeler) Camus, sect. Trichelostylis (T. Lestib.) Benth., where scales of spikelets are arranged spirally, while only F. ovata belongs to F. sect. Abildaardia (Vahl) Benth., which has spikelet at bases with distichously arranged scales.

Recently, a national survey of the natural environment confirmed that F. fimbristyloides is distributed in Amtae-do Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do in Korea. After it was first recorded as being distributed in Korea by Koyama (1961), Flora Malesiana (Kern, 1974) and Flora of China (Zhang et al., 2010) are also following his view.d However, until this time, not only its distribution has not been confirmed in Korea, but species entity is also unknown. Therefore, we would like to report the F. fimbristyloides, which is no different from the unrecorded Korean plant, based on the specimen collected from habitat through this paper.

Taxonomic Treatment

Fimbristylis sect. Fuscae Ohwi, J. Jap. Bot. 14: 571, 1938. Type species: F. fusca (Nees) C. B. Clarke; Abildgaardia fusca Nees; Iria fusca (Nees) Kuntze.

Korean name: 납작하늘지기절(Nap-jak-ha-neul-ji-gi-jeol).

Inflorescences with several spikelets. Spikelets compressed, axes persistent. Scales distichously arranged, acropetally deciduous. Styles 3-sided; stigmas 3. Achenes obovate to orbicular, 3-sided, much smaller, smooth or verruculose.

Fimbristylis sect. Fuscae was described by Ohwi (1938) in that it has dark brownish puberulent-scabridulous hairs on glossless scales of spikelets, and much smaller achenes, while F. sect. Abildgaardia (Vahl) Benth. has glossy but hairless scales. This section is characterized by having several spikelets per inflorescence, and much smaller and obovate achenes with smooth or verruculose surfaces. However, sect. Abildgaardia differs from sect. Fuscae in that it has only one (very rarely two) spikelets per inflorescence, and larger and nearly globose achenes with tuberculate surfaces (Kern, 1955, 1974). In addition, sect. Fuscae is distinguished from other sections in the genus except sect. Abildgaardia with somewhat chubby spikelets with spirally arranged scales by having compressed spikelets with distichously arranged scales.

Fimbristylis fimbristyloides (F. Muell.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 623, 1917 (Fig. 1).

Fig 1.

Fimbristylis fimbristyloides a new record in the Korean flora. A. Habit with curved leaves to right side. B. Subcompound inflorescence having several spikelets. C. Laterally compressed spikelet with distichously scales. D. Lanceolate scales. E. White ovary with basally enlarged style. F. Whitish obovate achene. G. Open and wet habitat within plant community of Pinus thunbergii (photos by J.H. Kim and S.S. Choi).

Abildgaardia fimbristyloides F. Muell., Fragm. 8: 273, 1874; Iria fimbristyloides (F. Muell.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 753, 1891.

Korean name: 바람개비하늘지기(Ba-ram-gae-bi-ha-neulji-gi).

Annuals dwarf, with fibrous roots. Rhizomes absent. Culms tufted and ribbed, ca. 5–15 cm tall, slightly upwardly scabrous at least at top including inflorescence. Leaves linear, with about half size of culms, 3.0–5.0 cm × 1.0–2.0 mm, distinctly curved or falcate to left or right direction, margins upwardly scabrous, apices acute or short acuminate; ligule absent. Inflorescences simple or subcompound, with about 3–10 spikelets, up to 4 cm long, upwardly scabrous; primary branches 3–5, obliquely erect, scabrous, up to 3 cm long; secondary branches very short; involucral bracts 2–5, much shorter than inflorescence, 0.5–2.0 cm × 0.8–1.0 mm, margins scabrous, apices acuminate. Spikelets solitary, lanceolate, strongly laterally compressed, ca. 6–12-flowered, apices acute, 3.0–7.0 × 1.5–2.0 mm, brown; scales distichously equitant, membranous, lanceolate to ovate, 2.2–3.0 × 1–1.5 mm, minutely scabrous at midnerves and margins, prominently midkeeled, apices mucronate. Stamens 2 or 3; anthers yellow, oblong, ca. 0.5 mm long. Ovaries white; styles 3 angled, basally inflated, glabrous, ca. 2 mm long; stigmas 3. Achenes obovate, dully 3-sided, nearly whitish, truncate at bases, 0.6–0.9 × 0.4–0.6 mm, smooth or verruculose, nearly sessile.

Flowering: Aug.–Sep.

Habitat: There are about 100 individuals in open and wet areas on mountain’s foot within plant community of Pinus thunbergii and Eurya japonica near the coastal lines.

Distribution: N Australia, Bhutan, China (southern provinces including Guangdong and Zhejiang), India, Indonesia, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Korea (southern island in province Jeollanam-do), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Vietnam (from Kern, 1974; Zhang et al., 2010).

Specimens examined: KOREA. Jeollanam-do: Sinan-gun, Amtae-do Island, 17 Oct 2018, S.S. Choi VP1810001 (2 sheets, JNU); 12 Oct 2019, S.S. Choi VP1910001 (2 sheets, JNU).

This taxon was recombined by Druce (1917) into the genus Fimbristylis based on Abildgaardia fimbristlyloides F. Muell., a species described from Rockingham-bay in Queensland, a northeast tropical region of Australia (Mueller, 1874). It is small plant, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of SE Asia, and is known to grow in China’s Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces and in the open damp areas of Japan's Ryukyu Islands. Koyama (1961) first revealed that F. fimbristyloides is distributed in Korea based on the specimen (KYO) collected by M.K. Park in Mt. Jirisan, but we did not actually see the voucher. However, considering the distribution range of this species in the worldwide, it seems somewhat doubtful that it grows in Mt. Jirisan. Meanwhile, the species is not recorded in the domestic Korean literature, and there is no specimen in any herbaria in Korea, making it unclear about their distribution in Korea. Recently, during a national survey of the natural environment we found a population of F. fimbristyloides, consisting of about 100 individuals on Amtaedo Island, Jeollanam-do, Korea.

Fimbristylis fimbristyloides is similar to the F. ovata (F. sect. Abildgaardia) in that they have laterally compressed spikelets, at least lower scales of spikelets distichously arranged, 3-sided styles, and 3-stigmas. However, they differ greatly from F. ovata in that the plant size is relatively small, the leaves curved to the right or left like a sickle or pinwheel, with several spikelets in one inflorescence, all the scales of spikelets arranged distichously, hairless on the styles, obovate achenes less than 1 mm in length, and nearly stalkless on the achenes (Table 1). The Korean name of F. fimbristyloides was given as a “Ba-ram-gae-bi-ha-neul-ji-gi” based on the characteristics of the leaf bending in one direction like a pinwheel, and the Korean name of the section including this species was named as a “Nap-jak-ha-neul-ji-gi-jeol” considering the fact that all the spikelets were compressed shape. Key to the species of F. fimbristyloides and the closely related species F. ovata are as follows.

Comparison of characteristics between Fimbristylis fimbristyloides and F. ovata

Key to the F. fimbristyloides and related Korean taxa

1. Spikelets somewhat laterally compressed, all or lower scales distichously equitant at bases.

 2. Culms 5–15 cm tall; leaves distinctly curved or falcate to right or left direction, 1–2 mm wide; inflorescences with ca. 3–10 spikelets; spikelets lanceolate; styles glabrous; achenes less than 1 mm long, nearly sessile· ························ F. fimbristyloides 바람개비하늘지기

 2. Culms 15–40 cm tall; leaves straight and not curved, less than 1 mm wide; inflorescences with 1 (very rarely 2) spikelets; spikelets ovate; styles hairy; achenes ca. 2–3 mm long, distinctly and shortly stalked ·································· F. ovata 쇠하늘지기

1. Spikelets terete; scales spirally imbricate ························· ······························· all other taxa of Korean Fimbristylis

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a grant from the 5th National Ecosystem Survey of National Institute of Ecology (NIE), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIE-A-2020-01).

Notes

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Fig 1.

Fimbristylis fimbristyloides a new record in the Korean flora. A. Habit with curved leaves to right side. B. Subcompound inflorescence having several spikelets. C. Laterally compressed spikelet with distichously scales. D. Lanceolate scales. E. White ovary with basally enlarged style. F. Whitish obovate achene. G. Open and wet habitat within plant community of Pinus thunbergii (photos by J.H. Kim and S.S. Choi).

Table 1.

Comparison of characteristics between Fimbristylis fimbristyloides and F. ovata

Characters F. fimbristyloides F. ovata
Plant Habit Annual Perennial
Height (cm) 5–15 15–40
Leaf Length ca. 1/2 as long as culm ca. 1/2 to 2/3 as long as culm
Width (mm) 1.0–2.0 0.5–1.0
Incurvation Falcated in one direction Not curved and straighted
Inflorescence Type Simple to subcompound Simple
No. of spikelets ca. 3–10 1 (very rarely 2)
Spikelet Shape Compressed and lanceolate Compressed and ovate
Size (mm) 3.0–7.0 × 1.5–2.0 6.0–9.5 × 3.0–4.0
Scale Shape Lanceolate to ovate Ovate
Arrange All distichously equitant Basally distichously and apically spirally
Hair Present Absent
Size (mm) 2.2–3.0 × 1.0–1.5 3.7–5.5 × 3.3–4.4
Ovary Color White Unknown
Style Hair Absent Present
Stigma No. 3 3
Achene Size (mm) 0.6–0.9 × 0.4–0.6 2.0–2.5 × 1.3–1.5
Base Truncate Somewhat decurrent
Color Whitish Grayish brown
Stalk (mm) Nearly sessile ca. 0.5 long