Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex kagoshimensis Tak.Shimizu
1676529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676529)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Shimizu, T. (2008). Carex kagoshimensis,a New Species of Carex (sect. Rhomboidales) from Japan. <em>Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica.</em> 59(1): 67-72.
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Holotype KYO, geounit Kyushu
Holotype KYO, geounit Kyushu [details]
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 20-65 cm tall, trigonous, covered with dark brown fibrous...
Distribution JAPAN: Honshu (Yamaguchi Pref.) and Kyushu (Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefs.) Very rare, floors of forests near the seashore....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59(1): 67 (-72; figs. 1-2, map). 2008 [25 Mar...
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 20-65 cm tall, trigonous, covered with dark brown fibrous sheaths at base. Leaves longer than or equal to culms; leaf-blade brownish green, flat, leathery, 6.5-18 mm wide» acuminate at apex» scabrous on margins. Involucral bracts shortly leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 0.5-1.5 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 2-4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, clavate, 1-4 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, with a long peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 2-5 cm long, 8-10 mm wide, densely flowered, bearing a few staminate flowers at apex, pedunculate; peduncles slightly exserted from sheaths, or enclosed. Staminate scales oblanceolate, reddish brown, 6-7 mm long (including awn), emarginate at apex, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a short awn. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate, pale green, 5-6. 5 mm long, acuminate at apex, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a 1-2 mm long awn. Perigynia broadly ovoid (excluding beak), 5. 5-7. 5 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, papery, brownish green, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper veins» gradually contracted into a 2-3 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with teeth. Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, ca. 2.5 mm long (including beak), castaneous» with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, aruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak coiled.
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Distribution JAPAN: Honshu (Yamaguchi Pref.) and Kyushu (Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefs.) Very rare, floors of forests near the seashore....
Distribution JAPAN: Honshu (Yamaguchi Pref.) and Kyushu (Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefs.) Very rare, floors of forests near the seashore. Endemic. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59(1): 67 (-72; figs. 1-2, map). 2008 [25 Mar...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59(1): 67 (-72; figs. 1-2, map). 2008 [25 Mar 2008] to Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59: 67 (2008), 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 kagoshimensis Tak.Shimizu. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676529 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Shimizu, T. (2008). Carex kagoshimensis,a New Species of Carex (sect. Rhomboidales) from Japan. <em>Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica.</em> 59(1): 67-72.
page(s): 67 [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): 67 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype KYO, geounit Kyushu [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information 2n=60 [details]Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 20-65 cm tall, trigonous, covered with dark brown fibrous sheaths at base. Leaves longer than or equal to culms; leaf-blade brownish green, flat, leathery, 6.5-18 mm wide» acuminate at apex» scabrous on margins. Involucral bracts shortly leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 0.5-1.5 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 2-4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, clavate, 1-4 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, with a long peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 2-5 cm long, 8-10 mm wide, densely flowered, bearing a few staminate flowers at apex, pedunculate; peduncles slightly exserted from sheaths, or enclosed. Staminate scales oblanceolate, reddish brown, 6-7 mm long (including awn), emarginate at apex, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a short awn. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate, pale green, 5-6. 5 mm long, acuminate at apex, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a 1-2 mm long awn. Perigynia broadly ovoid (excluding beak), 5. 5-7. 5 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, papery, brownish green, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper veins» gradually contracted into a 2-3 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with teeth. Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, ca. 2.5 mm long (including beak), castaneous» with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, aruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak coiled.
[details]
Distribution JAPAN: Honshu (Yamaguchi Pref.) and Kyushu (Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefs.) Very rare, floors of forests near the seashore. Endemic. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59(1): 67 (-72; figs. 1-2, map). 2008 [25 Mar 2008] to Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59: 67 (2008), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カゴシマスゲ（Kagoshima-suge） | [details] |
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex kagoshimensis type TI00010127)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex kagoshimensis type TI00010128)
To Plants of the World Online
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex kagoshimensis type TI00010127)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex kagoshimensis type TI00010128)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
