Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex speciosa Kunth
1676043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676043)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Carex speciosa subsp. dilatata Noltie
- Subspecies Carex speciosa subsp. latifolia T.Koyama
- Subspecies Carex speciosa subsp. pinetorum Noltie
- Subspecies Carex speciosa subsp. platyrhina (Ohwi) T.Koyama
- Subspecies Carex speciosa subsp. speciosa Kunth
- Subspecies Carex speciosa subsp. varmae Bhaumik & M.K.Pathak
- Variety Carex speciosa var. abscondita Kük. accepted as Carex speciosa subsp. speciosa Kunth
- Variety Carex speciosa var. angustifolia Boott accepted as Carex speciosa subsp. speciosa Kunth
- Variety Carex speciosa var. courtallensis (Nees ex Boott) Kük. accepted as Carex courtallensis Nees ex Boott
- Variety Carex speciosa var. minor Boeckeler accepted as Carex speciosa subsp. speciosa Kunth
terrestrial
Kunth, C. S. (1837). Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum, Secundum Familias Naturales Disposita, Adjectis Characteribus, Differentiis et Synonymis. Vol 2. Cyperographia synoptica sive enumeratio Cyperacearum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Stuttgart: Germany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7428301#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 504 [details]
page(s): 504 [details]
Holotype K 000291260, geounit Indonesia
Holotype K 000291260, geounit Indonesia [details]
Description Rhizome long, ligneous. Culms densely tufted, 15-30 cm tall, 1-1.5 mm thick, slender, compressed triquetrous, winged or...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 504. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 504...
Description Rhizome long, ligneous. Culms densely tufted, 15-30 cm tall, 1-1.5 mm thick, slender, compressed triquetrous, winged or not, soft, slightly scabrous. Leaves shorter or longer than culm, flat, blades 4-10(-16) mm wide, soft, smooth, with dark brown persistent sheaths. Involucral bracts leaflike, longer than inflorescence, blades 2.5-5 mm wide, long sheathed. Spike single, terminal, or 2 or 3(-7), lateral spikes borne at middle or base of culm, androgynous, cylindric, 1-4 cm, 3-5 mm thick, long pedunculate at middle and rather shortly pedunculate at base; male part of spike usually shorter than female part, rather thin, densely few to many flowered; female part densely many flowered. Female glumes greenish, broadly ovate to oblong, 2-4.4 mm, papery, distinctly 1-3-veined at middle, thinly several veined on both sides, margins membranous, apex acute or acuminate. Utricles green, longer than glume, oblong, trigonous, 4-5 mm, papery, loosely pubescent on upper part, later glabrescent, 2-veined laterally and thinly few veined, base contracted into a short stipe, margins narrowly winged or not winged, loosely ciliate, apex attenuate into a short beak, orifice small 2-toothed. Nutlets oblong, 2.5-3 mm, base contracted into a short stipe, apex beakless; style base slightly thickened or not thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 504. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 504...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 504. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 504 (1837), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex speciosa Kunth. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676043 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Kunth, C. S. (1837). Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum, Secundum Familias Naturales Disposita, Adjectis Characteribus, Differentiis et Synonymis. Vol 2. Cyperographia synoptica sive enumeratio Cyperacearum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Stuttgart: Germany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7428301#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 504 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 504 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype K 000291260, geounit Indonesia [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome long, ligneous. Culms densely tufted, 15-30 cm tall, 1-1.5 mm thick, slender, compressed triquetrous, winged or not, soft, slightly scabrous. Leaves shorter or longer than culm, flat, blades 4-10(-16) mm wide, soft, smooth, with dark brown persistent sheaths. Involucral bracts leaflike, longer than inflorescence, blades 2.5-5 mm wide, long sheathed. Spike single, terminal, or 2 or 3(-7), lateral spikes borne at middle or base of culm, androgynous, cylindric, 1-4 cm, 3-5 mm thick, long pedunculate at middle and rather shortly pedunculate at base; male part of spike usually shorter than female part, rather thin, densely few to many flowered; female part densely many flowered. Female glumes greenish, broadly ovate to oblong, 2-4.4 mm, papery, distinctly 1-3-veined at middle, thinly several veined on both sides, margins membranous, apex acute or acuminate. Utricles green, longer than glume, oblong, trigonous, 4-5 mm, papery, loosely pubescent on upper part, later glabrescent, 2-veined laterally and thinly few veined, base contracted into a short stipe, margins narrowly winged or not winged, loosely ciliate, apex attenuate into a short beak, orifice small 2-toothed. Nutlets oblong, 2.5-3 mm, base contracted into a short stipe, apex beakless; style base slightly thickened or not thickened; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 504. 1837 [1-6 May 1837] to Enum. Pl. 2: 504 (1837), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex speciosa)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex speciosa K000291260 holotype 1)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex speciosa)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex speciosa K000291260 holotype 1)
From editor or global species database
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