Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex infuscata Nees
1676484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676484)
accepted
Species
Carex alpina subsp. infuscata (Nees) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex alpina var. infuscata (Nees) Boott · unaccepted
Carex atrofurfur T.Koyama · unaccepted
Carex infuscata var. infuscata Nees · unaccepted
- Variety Carex infuscata var. erostrata (Boott ex C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama accepted as Carex orbicularis subsp. orbicularis Boott
- Variety Carex infuscata var. gracilenta (Boott ex Boeckeler) P.C.Li accepted as Carex gracilenta Boott ex Boeckeler
- Variety Carex infuscata var. infuscata Nees accepted as Carex infuscata Nees
- Variety Carex infuscata var. microcarpa Nees accepted as Carex lehmannii Drejer
terrestrial
Nees, C.G.D. (1834). Cyperaceae Indicae. <em>In Wight, R. (ed). Contributions to the Botany of India (Compositae, Asclepiadaceae and Cyperaceae).</em> No. III. Parburry, Allen & co., London.
page(s): 125 [details]
page(s): 125 [details]
Description Caespitose perennial, 5-50(-100) cm. Stem slender, sharply trigonous, scabrid and papillose above. Leaves from 1/2 to 2/3...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 125. to Contr. Bot. India : 125 (1834),...
Description Caespitose perennial, 5-50(-100) cm. Stem slender, sharply trigonous, scabrid and papillose above. Leaves from 1/2 to 2/3 of stem length; sheaths (10-)20-50 mm, grey to dark brown, margin of scarious side straight or concave; ligule 0.2-0.5 mm, slightly arched; blades 1.5-3.5 mm wide, flat, margins usually recurved, smooth or towards apex scabrous, lower side grey, densely papillose, upper side not conspicuously papillose. Inflorescence of (1-)2-4(-5) spikes, grouped closely together. Lowest bracts usually overtopping inflorescence, evaginate. Spikes 4-8 x 3-4 mm, globose, male flowers variously arranged, on top and/or below or in middle of spike, lower frequently entirely female, variegated; glumes 2.4-2.8 x 1.1-1.6 mm, ovate or triangular, acute, frequently with barbed c. 0.3 mm mucro; utricles 2-3.7 x 1.1-1.4 mm, green, later yellow, upper part densely papillose, sometimes scabrous, beak 0.3-0.8 mm, cylindrical or conical, bidentate, papillose, green, ostiole margins black-brown. Stigmas 3. Nut 1.5-2 x 1-1.1 mm, including c.0.2 mm peristent style base, turbinate, triangular, from yellowish to greenish brown. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 125. to Contr. Bot. India : 125 (1834),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 125. to Contr. Bot. India : 125 (1834), 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 infuscata Nees. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676484 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Nees, C.G.D. (1834). Cyperaceae Indicae. <em>In Wight, R. (ed). Contributions to the Botany of India (Compositae, Asclepiadaceae and Cyperaceae).</em> No. III. Parburry, Allen & co., London.
page(s): 125 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 125 [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 K 000998959 [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Caespitose perennial, 5-50(-100) cm. Stem slender, sharply trigonous, scabrid and papillose above. Leaves from 1/2 to 2/3 of stem length; sheaths (10-)20-50 mm, grey to dark brown, margin of scarious side straight or concave; ligule 0.2-0.5 mm, slightly arched; blades 1.5-3.5 mm wide, flat, margins usually recurved, smooth or towards apex scabrous, lower side grey, densely papillose, upper side not conspicuously papillose. Inflorescence of (1-)2-4(-5) spikes, grouped closely together. Lowest bracts usually overtopping inflorescence, evaginate. Spikes 4-8 x 3-4 mm, globose, male flowers variously arranged, on top and/or below or in middle of spike, lower frequently entirely female, variegated; glumes 2.4-2.8 x 1.1-1.6 mm, ovate or triangular, acute, frequently with barbed c. 0.3 mm mucro; utricles 2-3.7 x 1.1-1.4 mm, green, later yellow, upper part densely papillose, sometimes scabrous, beak 0.3-0.8 mm, cylindrical or conical, bidentate, papillose, green, ostiole margins black-brown. Stigmas 3. Nut 1.5-2 x 1-1.1 mm, including c.0.2 mm peristent style base, turbinate, triangular, from yellowish to greenish brown. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 125. to Contr. Bot. India : 125 (1834), 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 atrofurfur T.Koyama)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex infuscata)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina subsp. infuscata (Nees) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina var. infuscata (Nees) Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex atrofurfur T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina var. infuscata (Nees) Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex atrofurfur T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina subsp. infuscata (Nees) Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex infuscata var. infuscata Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex infuscata)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina subsp. infuscata (Nees) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina var. infuscata (Nees) Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex atrofurfur T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina var. infuscata (Nees) Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex atrofurfur T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina subsp. infuscata (Nees) Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex infuscata var. infuscata Nees)
