Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex melanosperma Liebm.
1677652 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677652)
accepted
Species
Carex jamesonii var. melanosperma (Liebm.) Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Liebmann, F.M. (1850). Mexicos halvgraes bearbeidede efter Forgaengernes og egne Materialier med Tillaeg af de i Nicaragua og Costa Rica af Mag. A. S. Örsted samlede samt nogle faa ubeskrevne vestindiske Former. Videnskabernes Selskab, Copenhague, 87 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355114#page/29/mode/1up
page(s): 270 [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
Lectotype C 10010056(1), geounit Puebla
Lectotype C 10010056(1), geounit Puebla [details]
Description cæspitosa, rhizomate crasso obliquo repente stolonifero; culmo 3—3½ pedali triquetro glabro basi foliato; foliis...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mexic. Halvgr. 270 1850 to Mexic. Halvgr. : 270 (1850), information...
Description cæspitosa, rhizomate crasso obliquo repente stolonifero; culmo 3—3½ pedali triquetro glabro basi foliato; foliis bipedalibus 4″ latis complicatis carinatis nervosis, nervis supra carina infra margine scabris, vaginis tenuiter membranaceis rufescentibus antice in rete fibrillosum solutis; racemo laxo, spiculis numerosís (circ. 20) ternis quaternisve in axilla folii floralis brevi pedunculatis androgynis apice masculis; foliis floralibus infimis longissimis basi vaginantibus, vaginis antice excisis membranaceis fuscis, superioribus multo brevioribus; pedunculis triquetris scabris 1—1½ poll. longis; spiculis bipollicaribus flexuosis densifloris; squamis masculis oblongis carinatis brevimucronatis, dorso lateribusque fuscis margine pallidis; squamis foemineis squarrosis lanceolatis mucronatis, mucrone ciliato-scabro, rufis; perigyniis squamam subæquantibus ovato-ellipticis obliquis recurvirostris obsolete trigonis nervosis glabris stramineis, rostri ore obiter bidentulo; caryopsi obovata trigona obtusa styli basi minuta terminata lateribus convexis nigra subtilissime punctulata, stigmatibus 3 fuscis exsertis. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mexic. Halvgr. 270 1850 to Mexic. Halvgr. : 270 (1850), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mexic. Halvgr. 270 1850 to Mexic. Halvgr. : 270 (1850), 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 melanosperma Liebm.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677652 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
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Liebmann, F.M. (1850). Mexicos halvgraes bearbeidede efter Forgaengernes og egne Materialier med Tillaeg af de i Nicaragua og Costa Rica af Mag. A. S. Örsted samlede samt nogle faa ubeskrevne vestindiske Former. Videnskabernes Selskab, Copenhague, 87 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355114#page/29/mode/1up
page(s): 270 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype C 10010056(1), geounit Puebla [details]
From editor or global species database
Description cæspitosa, rhizomate crasso obliquo repente stolonifero; culmo 3—3½ pedali triquetro glabro basi foliato; foliis bipedalibus 4″ latis complicatis carinatis nervosis, nervis supra carina infra margine scabris, vaginis tenuiter membranaceis rufescentibus antice in rete fibrillosum solutis; racemo laxo, spiculis numerosís (circ. 20) ternis quaternisve in axilla folii floralis brevi pedunculatis androgynis apice masculis; foliis floralibus infimis longissimis basi vaginantibus, vaginis antice excisis membranaceis fuscis, superioribus multo brevioribus; pedunculis triquetris scabris 1—1½ poll. longis; spiculis bipollicaribus flexuosis densifloris; squamis masculis oblongis carinatis brevimucronatis, dorso lateribusque fuscis margine pallidis; squamis foemineis squarrosis lanceolatis mucronatis, mucrone ciliato-scabro, rufis; perigyniis squamam subæquantibus ovato-ellipticis obliquis recurvirostris obsolete trigonis nervosis glabris stramineis, rostri ore obiter bidentulo; caryopsi obovata trigona obtusa styli basi minuta terminata lateribus convexis nigra subtilissime punctulata, stigmatibus 3 fuscis exsertis. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Mexic. Halvgr. 270 1850 to Mexic. Halvgr. : 270 (1850), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Translation rassy, with thick, oblique rhizome, suddenly stoloniferous; culm 3—3½ feet long, triquetral, glabrous, foliated at base; bipedal leaves 4″ wide, compound, carinate, nervose, nerves above carina, scabrous at margin, vaginas thinly membranous, reddish, dissolved in a fibrillar network; loose raceme, numerous spicules (circa 20) in threes or fours in the axil of the floral leaf, short pedunculated, androgynous, male at apex; floral leaves lowest, very long, sheathing at base, vaginas excised, dark membranous, upper ones much shorter; scabrous triquetral peduncles 1—1½ inches long; bipolillar spicules, flexuous, densely flowered; male scales oblong, carinate, shortly mucronate, dorsally and laterally brown, pale at margin; female scales squarrose, lanceolate, mucronate, ciliate-scaly, red; perigyniae with subequal ovate-elliptic scales, obliquely recurved, obsoletely trigonous, glabrous, stramineous, with a beak edge that is bidentate; caryopsis with an obovate trigonal shape, with a small obtuse style at the base, terminated by convex sides, very finely black punctate, with 3 brown stigmas protruding. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex jamesonii var. melanosperma (Liebm.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex jamesonii var. melanosperma (Liebm.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex jamesonii var. melanosperma (Liebm.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex jamesonii var. melanosperma (Liebm.) Kük.)
From editor or global species database
