Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex streptorrhampha Nelmes
1676079 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676079)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Nelmes, E. (1939). A new species of <i>Carex</i>. <em>In: XXX-Miscellaneous Notes. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), 1939(5): 251-260.</em>
page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype BM 000959172, geounit Myanmar
Holotype BM 000959172, geounit Myanmar [details]
Description Culmi laxe caespitosi, 21-23 cm. alti, subvalidi, triquetri, glabri, foliati, basi vaginis aphyllis purpureo-brunneis...
Description Culmi laxe caespitosi, 21-23 cm. alti, subvalidi, triquetri, glabri, foliati, basi vaginis aphyllis purpureo-brunneis vestiti. Folia 3 mm. lata, marginibus revoluta, scabrida, superiora inflorescentiam longe superantia, longe vaginantia; vaginae rubro-brunneae, demum reticulatim fissae. Spicae 7-8, subfastigiatae, superiores sessiles vel breviter pedunculatae, inferiores 1 vel 2 parum distantes et longius pedunculatae, bracteatae; mascula lineari-cylindrica, 1*5-2 cm. longa; laterales femineae, plerumque 1-5-2 cm. longae, oblongae, subdensiflorae. Bracteae foliaceae, inflorescentiam longe superantes, longe vaginantes. Squamae femineae ovato-lanceolatae inferne albescenti-hyalinae, superne brunnescentes, marginibus late albescenti-hyalinae, obtusae, carinatae, carina in mucronern sublongum leviter scabrum excurrente. Utriculi 3-4 mm. longi, squamis leviter longiores et latiores, stramineo-virides, suberecti, trigoni, ovoidei, distincte marginati, dense punctulati, enerves sed basi obsolete nervosi et contracti, in rostrum mediocre teres brunneum demum oblique curvatum et interdum leviter tortum ore albescenti-hyalinum subintegrum subabrupte abeuntes. Nux arcte inclusa, obovata, trigona, lateribus concavis, dense papillosa, stipitata, rostrata, stipite et rostro leviter torto-curvato. Stylus basi incrassatus. Stigmata [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex streptorrhampha Nelmes. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676079 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Nelmes, E. (1939). A new species of <i>Carex</i>. <em>In: XXX-Miscellaneous Notes. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), 1939(5): 251-260.</em>
page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
From editor or global species database
Description Culmi laxe caespitosi, 21-23 cm. alti, subvalidi, triquetri, glabri, foliati, basi vaginis aphyllis purpureo-brunneis vestiti. Folia 3 mm. lata, marginibus revoluta, scabrida, superiora inflorescentiam longe superantia, longe vaginantia; vaginae rubro-brunneae, demum reticulatim fissae. Spicae 7-8, subfastigiatae, superiores sessiles vel breviter pedunculatae, inferiores 1 vel 2 parum distantes et longius pedunculatae, bracteatae; mascula lineari-cylindrica, 1*5-2 cm. longa; laterales femineae, plerumque 1-5-2 cm. longae, oblongae, subdensiflorae. Bracteae foliaceae, inflorescentiam longe superantes, longe vaginantes. Squamae femineae ovato-lanceolatae inferne albescenti-hyalinae, superne brunnescentes, marginibus late albescenti-hyalinae, obtusae, carinatae, carina in mucronern sublongum leviter scabrum excurrente. Utriculi 3-4 mm. longi, squamis leviter longiores et latiores, stramineo-virides, suberecti, trigoni, ovoidei, distincte marginati, dense punctulati, enerves sed basi obsolete nervosi et contracti, in rostrum mediocre teres brunneum demum oblique curvatum et interdum leviter tortum ore albescenti-hyalinum subintegrum subabrupte abeuntes. Nux arcte inclusa, obovata, trigona, lateribus concavis, dense papillosa, stipitata, rostrata, stipite et rostro leviter torto-curvato. Stylus basi incrassatus. Stigmata [details]Diagnosis Affinis C. agglomeratae C. B. Clarke, sed foliis et bracteis inflorescentiam longe superantibus, bracteis longe vaginantibus, spica terminali omnino mascula, spicis femineis longioribus et subfastigiatis, pedunculis longioribus praecipue differt [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex streptorrhampha Nelmes BM000959172 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex streptorrhampha Nelmes BM000959172 type 1)
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