Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex radiciflora Dunn
1676923 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676923)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Dunn, S. T. (1908). A Botanical Expedition of Central Fokien. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 38: 350-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/174285
page(s): 371 [details]
page(s): 371 [details]
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous. Culms very short, lateral, 3–8 cm tall, trigonous. Leaves 25–70 cm long, far...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxxviii. 371 (1908). to J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38:...
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous. Culms very short, lateral, 3–8 cm tall, trigonous. Leaves 25–70 cm long, far longer than culms; leaf-blade 1.4–2 cm wide, flat, upper margins slightly scabrous, apex acuminate; sheaths dark brown, fibriform at apex. Involucral bracts sheathlike. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3–6 approximate spikes; terminal spike staminate, cylindrical, 1.8–3 cm long, 4.4–5 mm wide, with a 1–5 cm long peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 1.8–3.5 cm long, 7–9 mm wide, densely flowered, shortly pedunculate. Staminate scales yellowish brown, obovate-lanceolate, 5–5.5 mm long, obtuse at apex, brown 1-veined costa on dorsal surface. Pistillate scales ovate or elliptic-ovate, yellowish-brown, 3.5–4 mm long, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a short mucro at apex.
Perigynia broadly ovoid (excluding beak), oliver-brown, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, 6–8 mm long, leathery, sparsely pubescent, distinctly veined, gradually contracted into a ca. 2 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with short teeth.
Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, ca. 4.5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice. [details]
Perigynia broadly ovoid (excluding beak), oliver-brown, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, 6–8 mm long, leathery, sparsely pubescent, distinctly veined, gradually contracted into a ca. 2 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with short teeth.
Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, ca. 4.5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxxviii. 371 (1908). to J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38:...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxxviii. 371 (1908). to J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 371 (1908), 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 radiciflora Dunn. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676923 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Dunn, S. T. (1908). A Botanical Expedition of Central Fokien. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 38: 350-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/174285
page(s): 371 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 371 [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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additional source Jin, X. F. & Chao-Zhong, Z. (2013). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Rhomboidales (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Jin, X. F. & Chao-Zhong, Z. (2013). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Rhomboidales (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype P 00294552, geounit Fujian [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous. Culms very short, lateral, 3–8 cm tall, trigonous. Leaves 25–70 cm long, far longer than culms; leaf-blade 1.4–2 cm wide, flat, upper margins slightly scabrous, apex acuminate; sheaths dark brown, fibriform at apex. Involucral bracts sheathlike. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3–6 approximate spikes; terminal spike staminate, cylindrical, 1.8–3 cm long, 4.4–5 mm wide, with a 1–5 cm long peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 1.8–3.5 cm long, 7–9 mm wide, densely flowered, shortly pedunculate. Staminate scales yellowish brown, obovate-lanceolate, 5–5.5 mm long, obtuse at apex, brown 1-veined costa on dorsal surface. Pistillate scales ovate or elliptic-ovate, yellowish-brown, 3.5–4 mm long, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a short mucro at apex.Perigynia broadly ovoid (excluding beak), oliver-brown, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, 6–8 mm long, leathery, sparsely pubescent, distinctly veined, gradually contracted into a ca. 2 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with short teeth.
Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, ca. 4.5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxxviii. 371 (1908). to J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 371 (1908), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
