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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex spectabilis Dewey

To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_spectabilis_NY11336_type_1)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_spectabilis_NY11336_type_1)

1676044  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676044)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Carex (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. MicrochaetaClade (Section)
  15. Carex spectabilis (Species)
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Dewey, C. (1836). Caricography. <em>The American journal of science and arts.</em> 30: 59-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15572604#page/64/mode/1up
page(s): 76 [details] 
Description Culms 25–50 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; proximal leaves reduced to sheaths; distal leaves with blades 2–5 mm wide....  
Description Culms 25–50 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; proximal leaves reduced to sheaths; distal leaves with blades 2–5 mm wide. Inflorescences: spikes separate, oblong or elongate, 8–20 × 3.5–5 mm; lateral spikes 2–4(–9); proximal spikes spreading or pendent, long-pedunculate; distal spikes approximate, erect or spreading, short-pedunculate. Pistillate scales brown or black, midvein prominent, lighter colored than body, conspicuous, lanceolate, shorter or longer than and as broad as perigynia, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia yellow-green, green, or purple-black, veined or veinless, ovate, 3.5–5 × 1.75–2 mm, smooth; beak 0.4–0.5 mm, entire or deeply bidentate, smooth.  [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248, t. X, f. 76. 1836 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248, t. X, f. 76. 1836 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248 (1836), 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 spectabilis Dewey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676044 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature

original description Dewey, C. (1836). Caricography. <em>The American journal of science and arts.</em> 30: 59-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15572604#page/64/mode/1up
page(s): 76 [details] 

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype NY 11336, geounit British Columbia [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms 25–50 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; proximal leaves reduced to sheaths; distal leaves with blades 2–5 mm wide. Inflorescences: spikes separate, oblong or elongate, 8–20 × 3.5–5 mm; lateral spikes 2–4(–9); proximal spikes spreading or pendent, long-pedunculate; distal spikes approximate, erect or spreading, short-pedunculate. Pistillate scales brown or black, midvein prominent, lighter colored than body, conspicuous, lanceolate, shorter or longer than and as broad as perigynia, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia yellow-green, green, or purple-black, veined or veinless, ovate, 3.5–5 × 1.75–2 mm, smooth; beak 0.4–0.5 mm, entire or deeply bidentate, smooth.  [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248, t. X, f. 76. 1836 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 248 (1836), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex tolmiei var. invisa (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Carex nigella Boott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Carex tolmiei Boott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Carex invisa L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex melastoma Fisch. ex Boott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex spectabilis) 
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 12 proteins) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melastoma Fisch. ex Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex nigella Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex invisa L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex tolmiei Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex tolmiei var. invisa (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex tolmiei var. nigella (Boott) L.H.Bailey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex spectabilis var. superba Holm)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex spectabilis var. elegantula Holm)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex spectabilis var. gelida Holm)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex spectabilis f. alpina Holm)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex spectabilis f. chrysantha Holm)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_spectabilis_NY11336_type_1) 
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex invisa L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melastoma Fisch. ex Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex nigella Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex spectabilis var. gelida Holm)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex spectabilis var. elegantula Holm)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex spectabilis var. superba Holm)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex tolmiei var. nigella (Boott) L.H.Bailey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex tolmiei var. invisa (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex tolmiei Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex spectabilis f. alpina Holm)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex spectabilis f. chrysantha Holm)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex spectabilis K001079015 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex spectabilis K001079017 type 1) 
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex tolmiei var. nigella (Boott) Kük.)
From editor or global species database
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