Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex finitima Boott
1677717 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677717)
accepted
Species
Carex atjehensis Kük. · unaccepted
Carex fusiformis subsp. finitima (Boott) Noltie · unaccepted
Carex fusiformis var. maijishanica Y.C.Yang · unaccepted
Carex remotiflora Hayata · unaccepted
terrestrial
Boott, F. (1858). Illustrations of the genus Carex. pt. 1. London: England., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58566400
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Description Rhizome short, ligneous. Culms tufted, 25-80 cm tall, slightly thick, obtusely trigonous, smooth, bearing rather many...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44. 1858 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44 (1858),...
Description Rhizome short, ligneous. Culms tufted, 25-80 cm tall, slightly thick, obtusely trigonous, smooth, bearing rather many leaves at base. Leaves shorter than or equaling culm, blades 4-8 mm wide, flat, scabrous on veins of upper surface and margins of top; lower sheaths up to 6 cm, reddish brown. Involucral bracts leaflike, longer than or slightly shorter than inflorescence, sheathed, sheathing mouth concave. Spikes 4-7, lowermost spaced up to 10 cm, uppermost 2 ± contiguous; terminal spike male, linear, 1-5.5 cm; remaining spikes female, linear-cylindric, 2-12 cm, loosely many flowered; peduncles slender, slightly pendulous. Female glumes brownish yellow, ovate, ca. 3.5 mm, membranous, 1-veined, margins white hyaline, upper margin praemorse, apex acute, mucronate or muticous. Utricles brownish green, suberect, longer than glume, elliptic-lanceolate, trigonous, 5-7 mm, membranous, glabrous, shiny, 2 lateral veins elevated, base attenuate, shortly stipitate, apex gradually narrowed to a long beak, beak ca. 2.5 mm. Nutlets tightly enveloped, narrowly elliptic, trigonous, ca. 2.5 mm; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44. 1858 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44 (1858),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44. 1858 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44 (1858), 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 finitima Boott. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677717 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F. (1858). Illustrations of the genus Carex. pt. 1. London: England., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58566400
page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 44 [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
Isotype K 000291261, geounit Sumatera [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome short, ligneous. Culms tufted, 25-80 cm tall, slightly thick, obtusely trigonous, smooth, bearing rather many leaves at base. Leaves shorter than or equaling culm, blades 4-8 mm wide, flat, scabrous on veins of upper surface and margins of top; lower sheaths up to 6 cm, reddish brown. Involucral bracts leaflike, longer than or slightly shorter than inflorescence, sheathed, sheathing mouth concave. Spikes 4-7, lowermost spaced up to 10 cm, uppermost 2 ± contiguous; terminal spike male, linear, 1-5.5 cm; remaining spikes female, linear-cylindric, 2-12 cm, loosely many flowered; peduncles slender, slightly pendulous. Female glumes brownish yellow, ovate, ca. 3.5 mm, membranous, 1-veined, margins white hyaline, upper margin praemorse, apex acute, mucronate or muticous. Utricles brownish green, suberect, longer than glume, elliptic-lanceolate, trigonous, 5-7 mm, membranous, glabrous, shiny, 2 lateral veins elevated, base attenuate, shortly stipitate, apex gradually narrowed to a long beak, beak ca. 2.5 mm. Nutlets tightly enveloped, narrowly elliptic, trigonous, ca. 2.5 mm; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44. 1858 to Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44 (1858), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex finitima)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex atjehensis Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex fusiformis subsp. finitima (Boott) Noltie)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex fusiformis var. maijishanica Y.C.Yang)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex fusiformis subsp. finitima (Boott) Noltie)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex fusiformis var. maijishanica Y.C.Yang)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex atjehensis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex finitima K000291261 isotype 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex finitima K000291262 isotype 1)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex remotiflora TAIF4691 type 1) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex remotiflora TAIF4692 type 1) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex remotiflora type TI00010216) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex finitima)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex atjehensis Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex fusiformis subsp. finitima (Boott) Noltie)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex fusiformis var. maijishanica Y.C.Yang)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex fusiformis subsp. finitima (Boott) Noltie)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex fusiformis var. maijishanica Y.C.Yang)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex atjehensis Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex finitima K000291261 isotype 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex finitima K000291262 isotype 1)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex remotiflora TAIF4691 type 1) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex remotiflora TAIF4692 type 1) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex remotiflora type TI00010216) (from synonym Carex remotiflora Hayata)
