Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot
1677228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677228)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Léveillé, H. (1905). Glanes sino-japonaises. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'agriculture, sciences et arts de la Sarthe.</em> 60: 55-80., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539735/f55.item
page(s): 78; note: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539735/f78.item [details]
page(s): 78; note: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539735/f78.item [details]
Holotype , geounit Jiangsu
Holotype, geounit Jiangsu [details]
Taxonomic remark Voisin du C. aristata mais bien distinct par ses utricules non nervés. [Closely related to C. aristata, but clearly...
Taxonomic remark Voisin du C. aristata mais bien distinct par ses utricules non nervés. [Closely related to C. aristata, but clearly distinguished by its nerveless perigynia.] [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677228 on 2025-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Léveillé, H. (1905). Glanes sino-japonaises. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'agriculture, sciences et arts de la Sarthe.</em> 60: 55-80., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539735/f55.item
page(s): 78; note: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539735/f78.item [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 78; note: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539735/f78.item [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, geounit Jiangsu [details]
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Diagnosis Spicæ distinctæ, superiores masculæ; 3-4; femineæ 2-3, crassæ, longæ, inferiores distincte pedunculatæ, erectæ; bracteæ vaginantes et inflorescentiam superantes, radix fibrosa (?); culmi leves, striati, circiter 30-40 cm. longi, glabri; folia angusta, glabra, culmos non superantia, squamæ femineæ angustissimæ, acuminatæ, hyalinæ, nervo dorsali triplici, utriculum fere æquantes sed multo angustiores; utriculus enervius, piriformis, rostratus : rostro bidentato; stigmatibus 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Voisin du C. aristata mais bien distinct par ses utricules non nervés. [Closely related to C. aristata, but clearly distinguished by its nerveless perigynia.] [details]
Translation Spikes distinct, the upper ones male; 3-4; females 2-3, thick, long, the lower ones distinctly pedunculate, erect; bracts sheathing and exceeding the inflorescence, root fibrous (?); culms smooth, striated, about 30-40 cm long, glabrous; leaves narrow, glabrous, not exceeding the culms, female scales very narrow, acuminate, hyaline, with three nerves on the back, almost equaling the perigynia but much narrower; the perigynia without nerves, pyriform, with a beak: beak bidentate; stigmas 3. [details]
Type specimen According to the protologue, the type specimen was collected by P. d'Argy in China, in the province of Kiang-Sou in 1869. [details]
