Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex pseudobicolor Boeckeler
1678043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678043)
accepted
Species
Carex alpina var. erostrata Boott · unaccepted
terrestrial
Böckeler, O. (1888). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Cyperaceen. 1. Cyperaceae novae. Breitschädel & Vogt, Varel a.d. Jade, 53 pp., available online at https://tropicos.org/publication/7482
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Description Loosely tufted perennial, 4-12 cm. Rhizome sturdy, covered with grey-brown, finally fibrous scales; producing short,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 1888 to Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 (1888), information...
Description Loosely tufted perennial, 4-12 cm. Rhizome sturdy, covered with grey-brown, finally fibrous scales; producing short, ascending stolons. Stem erect or base ascending, trigonous, scabrous above, papillose, grey-green. Leaves from 1/2 to as long as stem; sheaths 10-20 mm, strongly nerved, grey-brown to brown, sometimes with reddish tint, margin of scarious side slightly concave; ligule to 0.5 mm, scarious, brownish, arch as high as wide; blades 1.5-2.5 mm wide, carinate, margins slightly revolute, both sides densely papillose, grey-green, apical part scabrous. Inflorescence 5-15 mm, by 2-3 spikes, close together. Lowest bracts usually remote, to 30 mm, sterile; spikes 5-10 x 3-6 mm, ellipsoid, terminal usually gynecandrous, other mostly female; female glumes 1.6-1.7 x 0.8-1.1 mm, cymbiform, triangular, acute or obtuse, reddish black-brown, papillose; utricles 1.8-2.5 x 0.9-1.1 mm, briefly clavate, slightly inflated, finally golden brown, obscurely nerved, papillose, beak up to 0.1 mm, ostiole round, with black, papillose margins. Stigmas 3. Nut 1.4-1.9 x 0.7-0.9 mm, obconical, triangular, light brown, areole elongated along edges. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 1888 to Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 (1888), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 1888 to Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 (1888), 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 pseudobicolor Boeckeler. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678043 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Böckeler, O. (1888). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Cyperaceen. 1. Cyperaceae novae. Breitschädel & Vogt, Varel a.d. Jade, 53 pp., available online at https://tropicos.org/publication/7482
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype LE 00010622, geounit Himalaya [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Loosely tufted perennial, 4-12 cm. Rhizome sturdy, covered with grey-brown, finally fibrous scales; producing short, ascending stolons. Stem erect or base ascending, trigonous, scabrous above, papillose, grey-green. Leaves from 1/2 to as long as stem; sheaths 10-20 mm, strongly nerved, grey-brown to brown, sometimes with reddish tint, margin of scarious side slightly concave; ligule to 0.5 mm, scarious, brownish, arch as high as wide; blades 1.5-2.5 mm wide, carinate, margins slightly revolute, both sides densely papillose, grey-green, apical part scabrous. Inflorescence 5-15 mm, by 2-3 spikes, close together. Lowest bracts usually remote, to 30 mm, sterile; spikes 5-10 x 3-6 mm, ellipsoid, terminal usually gynecandrous, other mostly female; female glumes 1.6-1.7 x 0.8-1.1 mm, cymbiform, triangular, acute or obtuse, reddish black-brown, papillose; utricles 1.8-2.5 x 0.9-1.1 mm, briefly clavate, slightly inflated, finally golden brown, obscurely nerved, papillose, beak up to 0.1 mm, ostiole round, with black, papillose margins. Stigmas 3. Nut 1.4-1.9 x 0.7-0.9 mm, obconical, triangular, light brown, areole elongated along edges. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 1888 to Beitr. Cyper. 1: 44 (1888), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex pseudobicolor)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina var. erostrata Boott)
To LE Herbarium (Carex pseudobicolor LE00010622 syntype 1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina var. erostrata Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex pseudobicolor)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alpina var. erostrata Boott)
To LE Herbarium (Carex pseudobicolor LE00010622 syntype 1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alpina var. erostrata Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
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