Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex harlandii Boott
1677871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677871)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Carex harlandii subsp. harlandii Boott
- Subspecies Carex harlandii subsp. khoi (T.V.Egorova & Aver.) X.F.Jin
- Forma Carex harlandii f. longibracteata Gross accepted as Carex harlandii subsp. harlandii Boott
- Variety Carex harlandii var. liuguensis S.Yun Liang & D.Y.Liu accepted as Carex harlandii subsp. harlandii Boott
- Variety Carex harlandii var. xiuningensis S.W.Su accepted as Carex harlandii subsp. harlandii Boott
terrestrial
Boott, F. M. B. (1860). Illustrations of the Genus Carex. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671180
page(s): 87 [details]
page(s): 87 [details]
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 10–90 cm tall, trigonous. Leaves longer than culms;...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Carex 2: 87 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 87 (1860), information...
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 10–90 cm tall, trigonous. Leaves longer than culms; leaf-blade yellowish green or brownish green, flat, leathery, 10–27 mm wide, scabrous on upper margins, acuminate at apex. Involucral bracts leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 1–2 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3 or 4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, linear-cylindrical, 3.5–8 cm long, 2.2–5 mm wide, with a peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 2.5–9 cm long, 8–13 mm wide, densely flowered, pedunculate; peduncles slightly exserted from sheaths. Staminate scales elliptic-lanceolate, yellowish green, 5–5.5 mm long, obtuse at apex, green 3-veined costa on dorsal surface. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate to ovate, pale green, ca. 5 mm long (including awn), acuminate at apex, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a scabrous awn.Perigynia ovoid (excluding beak), 7–10 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, papery, yellowish green or green, distinctly veined, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on veins, gradually contracted into a long beak; orifice 2-lobed with short teeth. Stigmas 3; style thicken at base.Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, 4–5.5 mm long (including beak), yellowish brown or castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Carex 2: 87 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 87 (1860), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Carex 2: 87 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 87 (1860), 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 harlandii Boott. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677871 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F. M. B. (1860). Illustrations of the Genus Carex. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671180
page(s): 87 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 87 [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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additional source Jin, X. F. & Chao-Zhong, Z. (2013). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Rhomboidales (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Jin, X. F. & Chao-Zhong, Z. (2013). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Rhomboidales (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype GH 00249371, geounit Hong Kong [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 10–90 cm tall, trigonous. Leaves longer than culms; leaf-blade yellowish green or brownish green, flat, leathery, 10–27 mm wide, scabrous on upper margins, acuminate at apex. Involucral bracts leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 1–2 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3 or 4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, linear-cylindrical, 3.5–8 cm long, 2.2–5 mm wide, with a peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 2.5–9 cm long, 8–13 mm wide, densely flowered, pedunculate; peduncles slightly exserted from sheaths. Staminate scales elliptic-lanceolate, yellowish green, 5–5.5 mm long, obtuse at apex, green 3-veined costa on dorsal surface. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate to ovate, pale green, ca. 5 mm long (including awn), acuminate at apex, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a scabrous awn.Perigynia ovoid (excluding beak), 7–10 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, papery, yellowish green or green, distinctly veined, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on veins, gradually contracted into a long beak; orifice 2-lobed with short teeth. Stigmas 3; style thicken at base.Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous, 4–5.5 mm long (including beak), yellowish brown or castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a beak at apex, beak erect, annulate at orifice. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ill. Carex 2: 87 1860 to Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 87 (1860), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
