Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex troodi Turrill
1677282 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677282)
accepted
Species
Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin · unaccepted
terrestrial
Turrill, W.B. (1930). On the Flora of the Nearer East: V. <em>Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew.</em> (3): 125.
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Description Perennial tufted rhizome with smooth internodes except at the apical margins, not very robust; basal sheaths usually rigid,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930(3): 125. [14 Apr 1930] to Bull. Misc....
Description Perennial tufted rhizome with smooth internodes except at the apical margins, not very robust; basal sheaths usually rigid, light green to brown, generally light, entire or slightly glaucous, flat or folded, not very fibrous; fertile stems smooth, obtusely trigonous, 5–40(–50) cm long; leaves narrower than the blade; ligules up to 2 mm with obtuse apex; anteligules up to 2.5 mm; lower bract foliaceous, rarely setaceous, shorter than the inflorescence; male spike solitary, rarely 2, more or less cylindrical, 8–22 × 2–4.5 mm; male glumes narrowly ovate to oblong, apex variable, reddish-brown to dark purplish-brown; 1–4 female spikes, distant, lower usually basal or nearly so, short cylindrical, 6.5–19 × 2.5–6 mm; female glumes more or less ovate, apex variable, dark reddish-purple; utricles suberect, oval, all nerves prominent, 3–4 × 1.1–1.8 mm, gradually attenuated—rarely abruptly narrowed—into a smooth or sparsely spinulose beak, bidentate to bifid, 0.5–1.8 mm; achenes trigonous, oval in outline, 2–2.7 × 0.9–1.3 mm; 3 stigmas. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930(3): 125. [14 Apr 1930] to Bull. Misc....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930(3): 125. [14 Apr 1930] to Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 125 (1930), 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 troodi Turrill. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677282 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Turrill, W.B. (1930). On the Flora of the Nearer East: V. <em>Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew.</em> (3): 125.
page(s): 125 [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): 125 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Luceño, M. (1992). Studies in Carex section Spirostachyae (Drejer) Bailey 2. Carex lainzii Luceño et al., C. troodii Turrill y C. idaea Greuter et al. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 50: 221-227. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type K 000960518, geounit Cyprus [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Perennial tufted rhizome with smooth internodes except at the apical margins, not very robust; basal sheaths usually rigid, light green to brown, generally light, entire or slightly glaucous, flat or folded, not very fibrous; fertile stems smooth, obtusely trigonous, 5–40(–50) cm long; leaves narrower than the blade; ligules up to 2 mm with obtuse apex; anteligules up to 2.5 mm; lower bract foliaceous, rarely setaceous, shorter than the inflorescence; male spike solitary, rarely 2, more or less cylindrical, 8–22 × 2–4.5 mm; male glumes narrowly ovate to oblong, apex variable, reddish-brown to dark purplish-brown; 1–4 female spikes, distant, lower usually basal or nearly so, short cylindrical, 6.5–19 × 2.5–6 mm; female glumes more or less ovate, apex variable, dark reddish-purple; utricles suberect, oval, all nerves prominent, 3–4 × 1.1–1.8 mm, gradually attenuated—rarely abruptly narrowed—into a smooth or sparsely spinulose beak, bidentate to bifid, 0.5–1.8 mm; achenes trigonous, oval in outline, 2–2.7 × 0.9–1.3 mm; 3 stigmas. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930(3): 125. [14 Apr 1930] to Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 125 (1930), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex troodi)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex distans var. rigidifolia G00191872 type 1) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex distans var. rigidifolia G00191873 type 1) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex distans var. rigidifolia G00191874 type 1) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex troodi K000960518 type 1)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex troodi)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex distans var. rigidifolia G00191872 type 1) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex distans var. rigidifolia G00191873 type 1) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex distans var. rigidifolia G00191874 type 1) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex distans var. rigidifolia Raulin)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex troodi K000960518 type 1)
