Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex herbacoeli Jim.Mejías & Roalson
1676380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676380)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Roalson, E. H. (2017). Two new Asian species of Carex (Cyperaceae). Phytotaxa, 298(3): 283-288.
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Holotype A, geounit Nepal
Holotype A, geounit Nepal [details]
Description Perennial, with long rhizomes. Stems 19–25 cm long, 0.6 mm wide below the inflorescence, obscurely trigonous, almost...
Description Perennial, with long rhizomes. Stems 19–25 cm long, 0.6 mm wide below the inflorescence, obscurely trigonous, almost cylindrical, sulcate, smooth. Leaves basal and cauline, shorter than stems, the uppermost ones up to 7.5–15 cm long, the widest ones 2.6–4.3 mm wide, flat or slightly incurved outwards, apparently hypostomatic, antrorsely scabrid on edges; ligule of cauline leaves 2–12 mm, pale orangey to yellowish or whitish, acute; basal sheaths creamy, sometimes red-brownish tinged, bladeless, splitting in fibers. Inflorescence 4–10 cm, with 3–5 (often 4) spikes, the uppermost gynecandrous, the other female, loosely disposed at the top of the stems; lowermost bract shortly leafy to setaceous, shorter than the inflorescence 1.3–5.5 cm × 0.5–1 mm, flattish, with a sheath (0.5)1–2 cm long; second owermost bract setaceous, shorter than its spike, sheathless. Uppermost spike 17–25 × 6–7 mm, subclavate, with the male and female parts subequal in length, with a peduncle 2–8 mm long. Lateral spikes 12–33 × 3–5 mm, narrowly obovate, dense, the lowermost with a peduncle 2.2–3 cm long, flexuous or suberect, utricles ascending, 15–45. Glumes 3.5–4.5 × 1.2 mm, obovate to narrowly obovate, dark purplish with a greenish midrib, obtuse, scabrid at the tip on the margins and midrib. Stigmas 2. Utricles 4.5–5 × 1.2–1.5 mm, elliptical, flattish, with only the two lateral nerves prominent, sparsely hairy, yellowish, progressively becoming purplish on the abaxial side from the upper half or the upper third up to the beak, but keeping lateral nerves always yellowish, gradually attenuated into a beak 1.2–1.5 mm
long, linear, flattish, scabrid, bidentate. No ripe achenes found, the inmature achenes studied conspicuously stipitate, with a stipe ca. 0.5 mm long. [details]
long, linear, flattish, scabrid, bidentate. No ripe achenes found, the inmature achenes studied conspicuously stipitate, with a stipe ca. 0.5 mm long. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex herbacoeli Jim.Mejías & Roalson. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676380 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
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Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Roalson, E. H. (2017). Two new Asian species of Carex (Cyperaceae). Phytotaxa, 298(3): 283-288.
page(s): 285 [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): 285 [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
Holotype A, geounit Nepal [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Perennial, with long rhizomes. Stems 19–25 cm long, 0.6 mm wide below the inflorescence, obscurely trigonous, almost cylindrical, sulcate, smooth. Leaves basal and cauline, shorter than stems, the uppermost ones up to 7.5–15 cm long, the widest ones 2.6–4.3 mm wide, flat or slightly incurved outwards, apparently hypostomatic, antrorsely scabrid on edges; ligule of cauline leaves 2–12 mm, pale orangey to yellowish or whitish, acute; basal sheaths creamy, sometimes red-brownish tinged, bladeless, splitting in fibers. Inflorescence 4–10 cm, with 3–5 (often 4) spikes, the uppermost gynecandrous, the other female, loosely disposed at the top of the stems; lowermost bract shortly leafy to setaceous, shorter than the inflorescence 1.3–5.5 cm × 0.5–1 mm, flattish, with a sheath (0.5)1–2 cm long; second owermost bract setaceous, shorter than its spike, sheathless. Uppermost spike 17–25 × 6–7 mm, subclavate, with the male and female parts subequal in length, with a peduncle 2–8 mm long. Lateral spikes 12–33 × 3–5 mm, narrowly obovate, dense, the lowermost with a peduncle 2.2–3 cm long, flexuous or suberect, utricles ascending, 15–45. Glumes 3.5–4.5 × 1.2 mm, obovate to narrowly obovate, dark purplish with a greenish midrib, obtuse, scabrid at the tip on the margins and midrib. Stigmas 2. Utricles 4.5–5 × 1.2–1.5 mm, elliptical, flattish, with only the two lateral nerves prominent, sparsely hairy, yellowish, progressively becoming purplish on the abaxial side from the upper half or the upper third up to the beak, but keeping lateral nerves always yellowish, gradually attenuated into a beak 1.2–1.5 mm long, linear, flattish, scabrid, bidentate. No ripe achenes found, the inmature achenes studied conspicuously stipitate, with a stipe ca. 0.5 mm long. [details]
