Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex aphanolepis Franch. & Sav.
1677205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677205)
accepted
Species
Carex japonica var. humilis Franch. · unaccepted
Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
recent only
Franchet, A. R., Savatier, P. A. L. (1879). Enumeratio Plantarum in Japonia Sponte Crescentium. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6210122
page(s): 580 [details]
page(s): 580 [details]
Holotype P 00277610, geounit Honshu
Holotype P 00277610, geounit Honshu [details]
Description Perennials. rhizomes slender, long stolon. Stems 20-40 cm tall, slightly slender, upwardly scabrous, trigonous. Leaves...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. Jap. 2(1): 152. 1877 [Jan 1877] to Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 580...
Description Perennials. rhizomes slender, long stolon. Stems 20-40 cm tall, slightly slender, upwardly scabrous, trigonous. Leaves light green, longer than stems or nearly equaling, flat, 2-4 mm wide, scabrous on margins. Basal sheaths pale brown, slightly long, disintegrating into fibers. Bracts leaflike, longer than inflorescences, sheathless. Inflorescences terminal spikes male, linear cylindrical, shortly pedunculate or sessile, 1.5-2.5 cm long; lateral spikes female, shortly cylindrical, 1.2-2.5 cm long, densely flowered. Staminate scales brown, lanceolate-oblong, apex acuminate. Pistillate scales pale green, apex acute or shortly aristate. Perigynia ovate, longer than pistillate scales, 3-3.5 mm long, horizontally patent, apex abruptly narrowed into a short beak, 0.5-0.8 mm long, mouth shortly 2-toothed. Achenes loosely enveloped by perigynium, broadly ovate, ca. 2 mm long. Stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. Jap. 2(1): 152. 1877 [Jan 1877] to Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 580...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. Jap. 2(1): 152. 1877 [Jan 1877] to Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 580 (1878), 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 aphanolepis Franch. & Sav.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677205 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Franchet, A. R., Savatier, P. A. L. (1879). Enumeratio Plantarum in Japonia Sponte Crescentium. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6210122
page(s): 580 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 580 [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
Holotype P 00277610, geounit Honshu [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Perennials. rhizomes slender, long stolon. Stems 20-40 cm tall, slightly slender, upwardly scabrous, trigonous. Leaves light green, longer than stems or nearly equaling, flat, 2-4 mm wide, scabrous on margins. Basal sheaths pale brown, slightly long, disintegrating into fibers. Bracts leaflike, longer than inflorescences, sheathless. Inflorescences terminal spikes male, linear cylindrical, shortly pedunculate or sessile, 1.5-2.5 cm long; lateral spikes female, shortly cylindrical, 1.2-2.5 cm long, densely flowered. Staminate scales brown, lanceolate-oblong, apex acuminate. Pistillate scales pale green, apex acute or shortly aristate. Perigynia ovate, longer than pistillate scales, 3-3.5 mm long, horizontally patent, apex abruptly narrowed into a short beak, 0.5-0.8 mm long, mouth shortly 2-toothed. Achenes loosely enveloped by perigynium, broadly ovate, ca. 2 mm long. Stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. Jap. 2(1): 152. 1877 [Jan 1877] to Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 580 (1878), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エナシヒゴクサ | [details] |
Photos of Cyperaceae by Hoshino Labo. from Japan
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex aphanolepis)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex japonica var. aphanolepis (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex japonica var. humilis Franch.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex japonica var. humilis Franch.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex japonica var. aphanolepis (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex aphanolepis)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex japonica var. aphanolepis (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex japonica var. humilis Franch.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex japonica var. humilis Franch.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex japonica var. aphanolepis (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
