Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex otomana Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
1676668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676668)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2008). Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 156(3): 385-409., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x
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Holotype W 11223
Holotype W 11223 [details]
Description Caespitose perennial plant with or without short rhizomes. CULMS 50–90 cm × 1.5–2.5 mm at mid-height, obtusely...
Etymology Species dedicated to the Ottoman people, who developed an empire in part of the area in which the species lives.
Description Caespitose perennial plant with or without short rhizomes. CULMS 50–90 cm × 1.5–2.5 mm at mid-height, obtusely trigonous, scabrid above; sheaths pale yellow to dark brown. LIGULE 1.5–4.0 mm long, wider than long, subacute to rounded at apex. LEAVES grey green, about three-fifths as long as culms, widest leaf blades 2.25–4 mm, plicate to flat. INFLORESCENCE oblong, 40–65(85) × 9–14 mm, with 8–13 globular-elliptic spikes, sometimes the first spike branched and shortly pedunculate, the remaining spikes single at node, sessile, and contiguous, first internode 10–17 mm long, the second one 7–17 mm. BRACTS glume-like, the proximal setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, 6–20 mm long. FEMALE GLUME light brown, with a midrib green, with scarious margins, 3.25–5.25 × 1.75–2.3 mm, ovate to elliptic, apex acuminate 0.2–0.5 mm long. STAMINATE GLUME 3.75–4.75 × 1.5–2.0 mm, similar to the female. ANTHERS 3, 1.75–2.0 mm long. PERIGYNIUM erect-patent to patent, greenish, body ovate, nerveless or faintly veined, 5.0–6.0 × 2.0–2.5 mm, base rounded to cuneate, slightly swollen and corky, gradually tapered into a beak. BEAK 1.0–1.6 mm long, brown distally, with serrulate winged margins reaching the body, apex bifid, apical teeth 0.5–0.75 mm. ACHENE elliptic to ovate, shining dark brown, 2.5–3.0 × 1.75–2.25 mm. STIGMAS 2, 2.0–2.25 mm long. [details]
Etymology Species dedicated to the Ottoman people, who developed an empire in part of the area in which the species lives.
Etymology Species dedicated to the Ottoman people, who developed an empire in part of the area in which the species lives. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex otomana Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676668 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2008). Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 156(3): 385-409., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x
page(s): 404-406 [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): 404-406 [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 W 11223 [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Caespitose perennial plant with or without short rhizomes. CULMS 50–90 cm × 1.5–2.5 mm at mid-height, obtusely trigonous, scabrid above; sheaths pale yellow to dark brown. LIGULE 1.5–4.0 mm long, wider than long, subacute to rounded at apex. LEAVES grey green, about three-fifths as long as culms, widest leaf blades 2.25–4 mm, plicate to flat. INFLORESCENCE oblong, 40–65(85) × 9–14 mm, with 8–13 globular-elliptic spikes, sometimes the first spike branched and shortly pedunculate, the remaining spikes single at node, sessile, and contiguous, first internode 10–17 mm long, the second one 7–17 mm. BRACTS glume-like, the proximal setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, 6–20 mm long. FEMALE GLUME light brown, with a midrib green, with scarious margins, 3.25–5.25 × 1.75–2.3 mm, ovate to elliptic, apex acuminate 0.2–0.5 mm long. STAMINATE GLUME 3.75–4.75 × 1.5–2.0 mm, similar to the female. ANTHERS 3, 1.75–2.0 mm long. PERIGYNIUM erect-patent to patent, greenish, body ovate, nerveless or faintly veined, 5.0–6.0 × 2.0–2.5 mm, base rounded to cuneate, slightly swollen and corky, gradually tapered into a beak. BEAK 1.0–1.6 mm long, brown distally, with serrulate winged margins reaching the body, apex bifid, apical teeth 0.5–0.75 mm. ACHENE elliptic to ovate, shining dark brown, 2.5–3.0 × 1.75–2.25 mm. STIGMAS 2, 2.0–2.25 mm long. [details]Etymology Species dedicated to the Ottoman people, who developed an empire in part of the area in which the species lives. [details]
Habitat Carex otomana occurs between 700 and 1850 m in wet mountain areas (ravine forest, meadows, and springs) in open forest or above the timberline in all types of soil. [details]
