Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex moorcroftii Falc. ex Boott
1676305 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676305)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Boott, F. (1846). Caricis species novae vel minus cognatae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 1: 258-262, 284-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8550212#page/280/mode/1up
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
Description Rhizome creeping, thick. Culms 7-20 cm tall, trigonous, firm, clothed at base with brown sheaths disintegrating into...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from Falc. ex Boott to Falc., information provided by Alan E. on...
Description Rhizome creeping, thick. Culms 7-20 cm tall, trigonous, firm, clothed at base with brown sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 2-4 mm wide, flat, leathery, margins scabrous. Involucral bracts setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless. Spikes 4 or 5, approximate, lowest spike ± distant, densely many flowered; terminal spike male, oblong or cylindric, 1-1.8 cm; lateral spikes female, ovate or oblong, 0.7-1.8 cm, sessile or lowest with rather short peduncle. Female glumes purple, ovate-lanceolate, 5-6 mm, margins broadly white hyaline, apex acuminate. Utricles yellow-green, purple above, equaling or slightly shorter than glume, elliptic-obovate, trigonous, leathery, faintly veined, apex abruptly contracted into a short beak, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlets obovate, trigonous, 2-2.3 mm; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from Falc. ex Boott to Falc., information provided by Alan E. on...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from Falc. ex Boott to Falc., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex moorcroftii Falc. ex Boott. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676305 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F. (1846). Caricis species novae vel minus cognatae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 1: 258-262, 284-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8550212#page/280/mode/1up
page(s): 288 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 288 [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
Syntype P 00285415, geounit India [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome creeping, thick. Culms 7-20 cm tall, trigonous, firm, clothed at base with brown sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 2-4 mm wide, flat, leathery, margins scabrous. Involucral bracts setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless. Spikes 4 or 5, approximate, lowest spike ± distant, densely many flowered; terminal spike male, oblong or cylindric, 1-1.8 cm; lateral spikes female, ovate or oblong, 0.7-1.8 cm, sessile or lowest with rather short peduncle. Female glumes purple, ovate-lanceolate, 5-6 mm, margins broadly white hyaline, apex acuminate. Utricles yellow-green, purple above, equaling or slightly shorter than glume, elliptic-obovate, trigonous, leathery, faintly veined, apex abruptly contracted into a short beak, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlets obovate, trigonous, 2-2.3 mm; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from Falc. ex Boott to Falc., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex moorcroftii)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Carex melanantha var. moorcroftii (Falc. ex Boott) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanantha var. moorcroftii (Falc. ex Boott) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanantha var. moorcroftii (Falc. ex Boott) Kük.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex moorcroftii)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Carex melanantha var. moorcroftii (Falc. ex Boott) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanantha var. moorcroftii (Falc. ex Boott) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanantha var. moorcroftii (Falc. ex Boott) Kük.)
