Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex egorovae Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
1676892 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676892)
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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 K 001418687
Holotype K 001418687 [details]
Etymology This new species is named in honour of Dr Tatiana Egorova, a Russian specialist in Carex.
Etymology This new species is named in honour of Dr Tatiana Egorova, a Russian specialist in Carex. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex egorovae Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676892 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
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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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basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 406 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]




Holotype K 001418687 [details]
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Etymology This new species is named in honour of Dr Tatiana Egorova, a Russian specialist in Carex. [details]Habitat Damp and shady places between 700 and 1360 m: stony hillsides, brook sides, meadows, and forests. [details]
Original description Caespitose perennial plant with or without short rhizomes c. 5 mm in diameter. CULMS 14–50 cm × 0.8–1.25 mm at mid-height, obtusely trigonous, slightly scabrid above; sheaths pale to dark brown. LIGULE 1.5–3.0 mm long, wider than long, rounded or subacute at apex. LEAF blades grey green, about three-quarters to longer than culms, widest leaf blades 2–3 mm, plicate to flat. INFLORESCENCE oblong, 30–50(68) × 9–13 mm, with 6–11 globular-elliptic, sessile spikes, the lowest spike sometimes branched, upper spikes single at nodes, first internode 6–13(20) mm long, the second one 3–9(13) mm. BRACTS glume-like, the proximal setaceous, shorter than the inflorescence, 5–38 mm long. FEMALE GLUME hyaline, with a midrib green, 3.0–4.0 × 1.6–2.25 mm, ovate, apex acuminate 0.3–0.5 mm long. STAMINATE GLUME 3.0–3.5 × 1.4–2.0 mm, similar to the female. ANTHERS 3, 1.5–2 mm long. PERIGYNIUM erect-patent, pale greenish, body ovate, nerveless or with well-marked veins, 4.25–5.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm, rounded base, some of them slightly swollen and corky, gradually to abrupt tapered into a beak. BEAK 1.0–1.75 mm long, white distally, with serrulate margins reaching the summit, apex bifid, apical teeth 0.6–1.25 mm. ACHENE elliptic, shining, brown, 2.0–2.7 × 1.6–1.8 mm. STIGMATA 2, 2.0–2.5 mm long. [details]