Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex tenebrosa Boott
1676165 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676165)
accepted
Species
Carex limprichtii Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Boott, F. M. B. (1860). Illustrations of the Genus Carex. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671180
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms central, 40-80(-150) cm tall, trigonous, with dark brown sheaths at...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 88, t. 256. 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 88 (1858),...
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms central, 40-80(-150) cm tall, trigonous, with dark brown sheaths at base. Leaves longer than culms; leaf-blade brownish green, flat, leathery, 4.5-9.5 mm wide, acuminate at apex,» margins scabrous, revolute. Involucral bracts leaf-like or shortly leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 2.5-5 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3 or 4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, linear-cylindrical, 5-9 cm long, 4. 5-5. 5 mm wide, with a long peduncle at base; lateral spikes androgynous, cylindrical, 3-9 cm long, 9-10 mm wide, densely flowered, bearing a 4-5 cm long staminate part at apex, pedunculate; peduncles exserted from sheaths. Staminate scales elliptic-lanceolate, yellowish brown or brown, 7-7.5 mm long, acuminate at apex» brown l-veined costa excurrent into a scabrous awn. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate, brown, 6-6. 5 mm long (including awn), obtuse or emarginate at apex, brown 3-veined costa excurrent into a ca. 1.5 mm long scabrous awn. Perigynia ellipsoid or ovoid (excluding beak), 9-9.5 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, subleathery, brownish
olivaceous, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper margins, gradually contracted into a ca. 3 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with long teeth. Stigmas 3; style slightly thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, 5-5. 5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides
concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a ca. 1.5 mm long beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice.
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olivaceous, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper margins, gradually contracted into a ca. 3 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with long teeth. Stigmas 3; style slightly thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, 5-5. 5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides
concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a ca. 1.5 mm long beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice.
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 88, t. 256. 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 88 (1858),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 88, t. 256. 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 88 (1858), 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 tenebrosa Boott. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676165 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F. M. B. (1860). Illustrations of the Genus Carex. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671180
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 88 [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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additional source Jin, X. F. & Chao-Zhong, Z. (2013). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Rhomboidales (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Jin, X. F. & Chao-Zhong, Z. (2013). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Rhomboidales (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms central, 40-80(-150) cm tall, trigonous, with dark brown sheaths at base. Leaves longer than culms; leaf-blade brownish green, flat, leathery, 4.5-9.5 mm wide, acuminate at apex,» margins scabrous, revolute. Involucral bracts leaf-like or shortly leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 2.5-5 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3 or 4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, linear-cylindrical, 5-9 cm long, 4. 5-5. 5 mm wide, with a long peduncle at base; lateral spikes androgynous, cylindrical, 3-9 cm long, 9-10 mm wide, densely flowered, bearing a 4-5 cm long staminate part at apex, pedunculate; peduncles exserted from sheaths. Staminate scales elliptic-lanceolate, yellowish brown or brown, 7-7.5 mm long, acuminate at apex» brown l-veined costa excurrent into a scabrous awn. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate, brown, 6-6. 5 mm long (including awn), obtuse or emarginate at apex, brown 3-veined costa excurrent into a ca. 1.5 mm long scabrous awn. Perigynia ellipsoid or ovoid (excluding beak), 9-9.5 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, subleathery, brownisholivaceous, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper margins, gradually contracted into a ca. 3 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with long teeth. Stigmas 3; style slightly thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, 5-5. 5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides
concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a ca. 1.5 mm long beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice.
[details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 88, t. 256. 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 88 (1858), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limprichtii Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limprichtii Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex tenebrosa K000710234 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex tenebrosa K000710235 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex tenebrosa K000710236 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limprichtii Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limprichtii Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex tenebrosa K000710234 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex tenebrosa K000710235 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex tenebrosa K000710236 type 1)
From editor or global species database
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