Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex jiaodongensis Y.M.Zhang & X.D.Chen
1676516 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676516)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Zhang, Y. M. & Chen, X. D. (1993). A New Species of Carex from Shandong. <em>Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica.</em> 31(4): 381-382., available online at https://archive.org/details/acta-phytotaxonomica-sinica-31-4-381-382
page(s): 181 [details]
page(s): 181 [details]
Holotype , geounit Shandong
Holotype, geounit Shandong [details]
Description Rhizome creeping, elongate, 50-100 cm, dark brown, clothed with sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Culms 15-20 cm tall,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31(4): 381. 1993 [18 Jul 1993] to Acta Phytotax....
Description Rhizome creeping, elongate, 50-100 cm, dark brown, clothed with sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Culms 15-20 cm tall, trigonous, scabrous above, clothed with brown bladeless sheaths at base. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 2-3 mm wide, margins scabrous, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts glumelike. Spicate inflorescence oblong or cylindric, ca. 2 cm; spikes 6-10, androgynous, sometimes female spikes at base and male spikes at middle, ovate, ca. 5 mm. Female glumes chestnut-brown, oblong, ca. 4 mm, margins pale hyaline, apex acuminate. Utricles pale green, ferruginous above, equaling or slightly shorter than glume, plano-convex, 3.5-4 mm, many veined on both faces, base contracted, upper margins serrulate winged, apex gradually narrowed into a ferruginous, obliquely truncate, long beak 2-toothed abaxially. Nutlets oblong, ca. 1.8 mm; style base slightly thickened; stigmas 2. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31(4): 381. 1993 [18 Jul 1993] to Acta Phytotax....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31(4): 381. 1993 [18 Jul 1993] to Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31: 381 (1993), 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 jiaodongensis Y.M.Zhang & X.D.Chen. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676516 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Zhang, Y. M. & Chen, X. D. (1993). A New Species of Carex from Shandong. <em>Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica.</em> 31(4): 381-382., available online at https://archive.org/details/acta-phytotaxonomica-sinica-31-4-381-382
page(s): 181 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 181 [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, geounit Shandong [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome creeping, elongate, 50-100 cm, dark brown, clothed with sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Culms 15-20 cm tall, trigonous, scabrous above, clothed with brown bladeless sheaths at base. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 2-3 mm wide, margins scabrous, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts glumelike. Spicate inflorescence oblong or cylindric, ca. 2 cm; spikes 6-10, androgynous, sometimes female spikes at base and male spikes at middle, ovate, ca. 5 mm. Female glumes chestnut-brown, oblong, ca. 4 mm, margins pale hyaline, apex acuminate. Utricles pale green, ferruginous above, equaling or slightly shorter than glume, plano-convex, 3.5-4 mm, many veined on both faces, base contracted, upper margins serrulate winged, apex gradually narrowed into a ferruginous, obliquely truncate, long beak 2-toothed abaxially. Nutlets oblong, ca. 1.8 mm; style base slightly thickened; stigmas 2. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31(4): 381. 1993 [18 Jul 1993] to Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31: 381 (1993), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
