Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex melinacra Franch.
1676244 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676244)
accepted
Species
Carex forficula subsp. melinacra (Franch.) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex forficula var. melinacra (Franch.) Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
(1897). Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 3(9)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37093536
page(s): 135 [details]
page(s): 135 [details]
Holotype P 00285482, geounit Yunnan
Holotype P 00285482, geounit Yunnan [details]
Description Rhizome indurate. Culms 50-95 cm tall, ca. 2 mm thick, acutely trigonous, smooth, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. sér. 3, 9: 135. 1897 to Nouv. Arch. Mus....
Description Rhizome indurate. Culms 50-95 cm tall, ca. 2 mm thick, acutely trigonous, smooth, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark purple-red bladeless sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves subequaling or shorter than culm, blades linear, 3-5 mm wide, flat, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts leaflike, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless. Spikes 4 or 5, long cylindric, 5.5-11 × 0.3-0.6 cm; terminal spike male, with peduncle 2-5 mm; lateral spikes female, uppermost one approximate to male spike, lowest spike with peduncle 1.5-3.5(-11) cm. Female glumes blackish purple, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, green 1-veined costa excurrent into a mucro, apex rounded. Utricles green, shorter or slightly longer than or equaling glume, elliptic, 2.5-3 mm, smooth or slightly scabrous, purple-red flecked or minutely papillose, apex abruptly contracted into a smooth or scabrous short beak, orifice with 2 divergent teeth; style base not thickened; stigmas 2. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. sér. 3, 9: 135. 1897 to Nouv. Arch. Mus....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. sér. 3, 9: 135. 1897 to Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. , sér. 3, 9: 135 (1897), 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 melinacra Franch.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676244 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(1897). Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 3(9)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37093536
page(s): 135 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 135 [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 P 00285482, geounit Yunnan [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome indurate. Culms 50-95 cm tall, ca. 2 mm thick, acutely trigonous, smooth, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark purple-red bladeless sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves subequaling or shorter than culm, blades linear, 3-5 mm wide, flat, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts leaflike, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless. Spikes 4 or 5, long cylindric, 5.5-11 × 0.3-0.6 cm; terminal spike male, with peduncle 2-5 mm; lateral spikes female, uppermost one approximate to male spike, lowest spike with peduncle 1.5-3.5(-11) cm. Female glumes blackish purple, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, green 1-veined costa excurrent into a mucro, apex rounded. Utricles green, shorter or slightly longer than or equaling glume, elliptic, 2.5-3 mm, smooth or slightly scabrous, purple-red flecked or minutely papillose, apex abruptly contracted into a smooth or scabrous short beak, orifice with 2 divergent teeth; style base not thickened; stigmas 2. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. sér. 3, 9: 135. 1897 to Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. , sér. 3, 9: 135 (1897), 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 forficula var. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex melinacra)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex forficula var. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex forficula var. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex forficula subsp. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex melinacra)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex forficula var. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex forficula var. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex forficula subsp. melinacra (Franch.) Kük.)
