Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex scaposa C.B.Clarke
1677053 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677053)
accepted
Species
Carex pandanophylla E.G.Camus · unaccepted
- Variety Carex scaposa var. dolichostachya F.T.Wang & Tang
- Variety Carex scaposa var. hirsuta P.C.Li
- Variety Carex scaposa var. scaposa C.B.Clarke
- Variety Carex scaposa var. baviensis Franch. accepted as Carex adrienii E.G.Camus
- Variety Carex scaposa var. marantacea Raymond accepted as Carex scaposa var. scaposa C.B.Clarke
terrestrial
Clarke, C. B. (1887). Carex scaposa Clarke. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 113: tab. 6940. [details]
Description Rhizome woody. Culms lateral, 20-80 × 0.1-0.3 cm, trigonous, base with leafless pale brown sheaths. Leaves basal and...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940. 1887 to Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940 (1887),...
Description Rhizome woody. Culms lateral, 20-80 × 0.1-0.3 cm, trigonous, base with leafless pale brown sheaths. Leaves basal and cauline; basal leaves tufted, longer or shorter than culms, elliptic to elliptic-linear, 10-35 × 2-5 cm, glabrous on both surfaces or scabrid or densely hairy abaxially, sometimes with transverse veins, base attenuate, apex acuminate; petiole up to 30 cm, glabrous, sometimes leaf base extending downward forming narrow wings; cauline leaves brown, spathelike, papery, glabrous. Involucral bracts spathelike, with blades, usually shorter than inflorescence branches. Panicle compound, 3- to several branched; inflorescence branches paniculate, single or binate, triangular-ovate, 2-3.5 × 1.5-3 cm; peduncles of inflorescence branches rigid, trigonous, 4-8 cm, densely pubescent; inflorescence axes sharply trigonous, densely pubescent; bractlets brownish white with deep brown spots, glumelike, lanceolate, 4-5 mm. Spikes 10-20, bisexual, androgynous, arising from flowerless utriculiform cladoprophylls, patent, oblong-cylindric, 5-14 mm; male part of spike linear-lanceolate, usually shorter than female part, fewer flowered; female part 2-7-flowered; male glumes pale brown, ovate-lanceolate, 3-3.5 mm, membranous; female glumes brown laterally, yellowish green with brown spots and 3 veins at middle, ovate, 2-2.5 mm, membranous, margins ciliate when young, apex acuminate. Utricles pale yellowish green with dense brown spots, elliptic, trigonous, 3-4 mm, papery, with 2 lateral veins abaxially, glabrous, subsessile, apex contracted gradually into beak of medium length, beak slightly shorter than 1/2 length of utricle, orifice emarginate. Nutlets brown at maturity, elliptic, trigonous, 1.5-2.2 mm; style base not or slightly thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940. 1887 to Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940 (1887),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940. 1887 to Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940 (1887), 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 scaposa C.B.Clarke. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677053 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Clarke, C. B. (1887). Carex scaposa Clarke. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 113: tab. 6940. [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [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
Syntype K 000729805, geounit China [details]
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Description Rhizome woody. Culms lateral, 20-80 × 0.1-0.3 cm, trigonous, base with leafless pale brown sheaths. Leaves basal and cauline; basal leaves tufted, longer or shorter than culms, elliptic to elliptic-linear, 10-35 × 2-5 cm, glabrous on both surfaces or scabrid or densely hairy abaxially, sometimes with transverse veins, base attenuate, apex acuminate; petiole up to 30 cm, glabrous, sometimes leaf base extending downward forming narrow wings; cauline leaves brown, spathelike, papery, glabrous. Involucral bracts spathelike, with blades, usually shorter than inflorescence branches. Panicle compound, 3- to several branched; inflorescence branches paniculate, single or binate, triangular-ovate, 2-3.5 × 1.5-3 cm; peduncles of inflorescence branches rigid, trigonous, 4-8 cm, densely pubescent; inflorescence axes sharply trigonous, densely pubescent; bractlets brownish white with deep brown spots, glumelike, lanceolate, 4-5 mm. Spikes 10-20, bisexual, androgynous, arising from flowerless utriculiform cladoprophylls, patent, oblong-cylindric, 5-14 mm; male part of spike linear-lanceolate, usually shorter than female part, fewer flowered; female part 2-7-flowered; male glumes pale brown, ovate-lanceolate, 3-3.5 mm, membranous; female glumes brown laterally, yellowish green with brown spots and 3 veins at middle, ovate, 2-2.5 mm, membranous, margins ciliate when young, apex acuminate. Utricles pale yellowish green with dense brown spots, elliptic, trigonous, 3-4 mm, papery, with 2 lateral veins abaxially, glabrous, subsessile, apex contracted gradually into beak of medium length, beak slightly shorter than 1/2 length of utricle, orifice emarginate. Nutlets brown at maturity, elliptic, trigonous, 1.5-2.2 mm; style base not or slightly thickened; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940. 1887 to Bot. Mag. 113: t. 6940 (1887), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Carex pandanophylla E.G.Camus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex scaposa)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex scaposa K000729805 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex pandanophylla E.G.Camus)
To US Herbarium (Carex scaposa US456062 type 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Carex pandanophylla E.G.Camus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex scaposa)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex scaposa K000729805 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex pandanophylla E.G.Camus)
To US Herbarium (Carex scaposa US456062 type 1)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
