Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex austro-occidentalis F.T.Wang & Tang ex Y.C.Tang
1677272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677272)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Dai, L. K.; Liang, S. Y.; Li, P. C.; Tang, Y. C. (2000). Carex (Cyperaceae-Caricoideae). In: Dai, L. K.; Liang, S. Y. (eds). Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, 12. Science Press, Beijing, 56–528.
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Holotype PE 01862842, geounit Sichuan
Holotype PE 01862842, geounit Sichuan [details]
Description Rhizome slender, elongate, covered with pale brown split scales. Culms loosely tufted, 10-25 cm tall, slender, soft,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 527 (2000). to Fl. Reipubl. Popularis...
Description Rhizome slender, elongate, covered with pale brown split scales. Culms loosely tufted, 10-25 cm tall, slender, soft, slightly scabrid on angles, leafy in lower 1/4. Cauline leaves shorter than culm; blades hairlike, ca. 0.3 mm wide, flat, smooth, soft; basal sheath pale brown. Inflorescence 1-spiked, terminal, ovate, 6-8 mm; male part very short, 1-3-flowered; female part 4-6-flowered, longer than male part. Female glumes red-brown to dark brown laterally, green at middle, elliptic-ovate, ca. 2.5 mm, 1-veined, apex acute. Utricles erect at maturity, oblong-lanceolate, trigonous, ca. 3.5 mm, membranous with rather distinct slender veins on both sides, base rounded, apex gradually attenuate into a beak, orifice minutely 2-toothed. Nutlet loosely enveloped, elliptic, trigonous, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened, persistent; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 527 (2000). to Fl. Reipubl. Popularis...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 527 (2000). to Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 527 (2000), 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 austro-occidentalis F.T.Wang & Tang ex Y.C.Tang. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677272 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Dai, L. K.; Liang, S. Y.; Li, P. C.; Tang, Y. C. (2000). Carex (Cyperaceae-Caricoideae). In: Dai, L. K.; Liang, S. Y. (eds). Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, 12. Science Press, Beijing, 56–528.
page(s): 527 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 527 [details] Available for editors
[request]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 [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype PE 01862842, geounit Sichuan [details]
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Description Rhizome slender, elongate, covered with pale brown split scales. Culms loosely tufted, 10-25 cm tall, slender, soft, slightly scabrid on angles, leafy in lower 1/4. Cauline leaves shorter than culm; blades hairlike, ca. 0.3 mm wide, flat, smooth, soft; basal sheath pale brown. Inflorescence 1-spiked, terminal, ovate, 6-8 mm; male part very short, 1-3-flowered; female part 4-6-flowered, longer than male part. Female glumes red-brown to dark brown laterally, green at middle, elliptic-ovate, ca. 2.5 mm, 1-veined, apex acute. Utricles erect at maturity, oblong-lanceolate, trigonous, ca. 3.5 mm, membranous with rather distinct slender veins on both sides, base rounded, apex gradually attenuate into a beak, orifice minutely 2-toothed. Nutlet loosely enveloped, elliptic, trigonous, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened, persistent; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 527 (2000). to Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 527 (2000), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
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