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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex melanantha C.A.Mey.

To LE Herbarium (Carex macrantha LE00010287 syntype 1)
To LE Herbarium (Carex macrantha LE00010287 syntype 1)

1677646  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677646)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Carex (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. Racemosae (Section)
  15. Carex melanantha (Species)
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Ledebour, C. F. (1852). Flora Rossica sive Enumeratio Plantarum in Totius Imperii Rossici Provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis, et Americanis Hucusque Observatarum. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6028896#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 216 [details] 
Description Rhizome creeping, thick. Culms 8-30 cm tall, trigonous, firm, clothed at base with brownish remnants of bladeless and...  
Description Rhizome creeping, thick. Culms 8-30 cm tall, trigonous, firm, clothed at base with brownish remnants of bladeless and blade-bearing sheaths. Leaves shorter than or subequaling culm, blades linear, 3-6 mm wide, subleathery. Lowest involucral bract setaceous, sheathless, upper involucral bracts glumelike. Spikes 3-6, aggregated in a capitate inflorescence; terminal spike usually male or gynaecandrous (rarely mixed), ovate, 1-2.5 cm, sessile; lateral spikes female, ovate or oblong, 1-2 cm, sessile or lowest one with rather short peduncle. Female glumes ferruginous-brown, green at middle, oblong-ovate, 4-5 mm, margins narrowly white hyaline, apex acute. Utricles dark purple on upper part, shorter than glume, oblong or obovate, trigonous, 3-3.5 mm, leathery, without conspicuous veins except for 2 costas on edges, abruptly contracted at both ends, base shortly stipitate, beak short, emarginate at orifice. Nutlets pale yellow-brown, obovate or obovate-oblong, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened; stigmas 3.  [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4(12): 216. 1852 [Apr 1852] to Fl. Altaic. 4: 216...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4(12): 216. 1852 [Apr 1852] to Fl. Altaic. 4: 216 (1833), 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 melanantha C.A.Mey.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677646 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature

original description Ledebour, C. F. (1852). Flora Rossica sive Enumeratio Plantarum in Totius Imperii Rossici Provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis, et Americanis Hucusque Observatarum. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6028896#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 216 [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  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype P 00285394, geounit Altay [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome creeping, thick. Culms 8-30 cm tall, trigonous, firm, clothed at base with brownish remnants of bladeless and blade-bearing sheaths. Leaves shorter than or subequaling culm, blades linear, 3-6 mm wide, subleathery. Lowest involucral bract setaceous, sheathless, upper involucral bracts glumelike. Spikes 3-6, aggregated in a capitate inflorescence; terminal spike usually male or gynaecandrous (rarely mixed), ovate, 1-2.5 cm, sessile; lateral spikes female, ovate or oblong, 1-2 cm, sessile or lowest one with rather short peduncle. Female glumes ferruginous-brown, green at middle, oblong-ovate, 4-5 mm, margins narrowly white hyaline, apex acute. Utricles dark purple on upper part, shorter than glume, oblong or obovate, trigonous, 3-3.5 mm, leathery, without conspicuous veins except for 2 costas on edges, abruptly contracted at both ends, base shortly stipitate, beak short, emarginate at orifice. Nutlets pale yellow-brown, obovate or obovate-oblong, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened; stigmas 3.  [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4(12): 216. 1852 [Apr 1852] to Fl. Altaic. 4: 216 (1833), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
    Definitions

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex macrantha Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex prattii Franch.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex melanantha) 
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 5 proteins) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex macrantha Boeckeler)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex prattii Franch.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex regelii C.B.Clarke ex O.Fedtsch.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex nigra var. melanantha (C.A.Mey.) Regel)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex nigra var. orientalis Regel)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanantha var. genuina Turcz.)
To LE Herbarium (Carex macrantha LE00010287 syntype 1) (from synonym Carex macrantha Boeckeler)
To LE Herbarium (Carex melanantha LE01006880 lectotype 1) 
To LE Herbarium (Carex melanantha LE01006881 syntype 1) 
To LE Herbarium (Carex melanantha LE01006882 syntype 1) 
To LE Herbarium (Carex melanantha LE01006883 syntype 1) 
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_melanantha_NY11500_type_1) 
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_melanantha_NY11501_type_1) 
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_melanantha_NY11502_type_1) 
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex macrantha Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex prattii Franch.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanantha f. gracilescens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanantha f. pallida Litv.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanantha var. genuina Turcz.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex nigra var. orientalis Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex nigra var. melanantha (C.A.Mey.) Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex regelii C.B.Clarke ex O.Fedtsch.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex melanantha K000998993 type 1) 
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