Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex psychrophila Nees
1678071 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678071)
accepted
Species
Carex asperula Nees · unaccepted
Carex celsa Boott · unaccepted
Carex parvibracteata Nees · unaccepted
terrestrial
Nees, C.G.D. (1834). Cyperaceae Indicae. <em>In Wight, R. (ed). Contributions to the Botany of India (Compositae, Asclepiadaceae and Cyperaceae).</em> No. III. Parburry, Allen & co., London.
page(s): 127 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
Description Caespitose perennial, 30-130 cm. Stem sharply trigonous, edges scabrous, sides concave, papillose. Leaves shorter than...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 127. to Contr. Bot. India : 127 (1834),...
Description Caespitose perennial, 30-130 cm. Stem sharply trigonous, edges scabrous, sides concave, papillose. Leaves shorter than stem; sheaths 20-70 mm, reddish brown, glossy, strongly nerved, finally fibrous, margin of brown-dotted scarious side concave; ligule up to 1.3 mm, brownish with reddish spots, arch much higher than wide; blades 2.5-4 mm, flat, margins revolute, abaxial side and margin of adaxial side papillose, scabrous towards apex. Inflorescence of 2-5 spikes, overlapping or lowest occasionally remote. Bracts equalling or overtopping inflorescence, sheath-less. Spikes 7-20 x 4-7 mm, terminal clubshaped, male or gynecandrous, others female, ellipsoid or globose, erect, with peduncle to 12 mm; female glumes 2.3-3.3 x 0.9-1.9 mm, ovate, cymbiform, acute or with arista to 0.5 mm, reddish brown, margins narrowly scarious; utricles 4-5.2 x 1.3-1.5 mm, occasionally with stipe to 0.2 mm, ellipsoid, slightly inflated, clearly nerved, papillose or scabrous, green or yellow, beak 1-2 mm, cylindrical, often somewhat bent, bidentate, ostiole margins reddish brown. Stigmas 3. Nut 1.9-2.2 x 1-1.3 mm, including up to 0.3 mm style base, ellipsoid or obovoid, trigonous, yellowish brown to brown, reticulate with a papilla in each areole. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 127. to Contr. Bot. India : 127 (1834),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 127. to Contr. Bot. India : 127 (1834), 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 psychrophila Nees. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678071 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Nees, C.G.D. (1834). Cyperaceae Indicae. <em>In Wight, R. (ed). Contributions to the Botany of India (Compositae, Asclepiadaceae and Cyperaceae).</em> No. III. Parburry, Allen & co., London.
page(s): 127 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 127 [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
Syntype K 000999036, geounit India [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Caespitose perennial, 30-130 cm. Stem sharply trigonous, edges scabrous, sides concave, papillose. Leaves shorter than stem; sheaths 20-70 mm, reddish brown, glossy, strongly nerved, finally fibrous, margin of brown-dotted scarious side concave; ligule up to 1.3 mm, brownish with reddish spots, arch much higher than wide; blades 2.5-4 mm, flat, margins revolute, abaxial side and margin of adaxial side papillose, scabrous towards apex. Inflorescence of 2-5 spikes, overlapping or lowest occasionally remote. Bracts equalling or overtopping inflorescence, sheath-less. Spikes 7-20 x 4-7 mm, terminal clubshaped, male or gynecandrous, others female, ellipsoid or globose, erect, with peduncle to 12 mm; female glumes 2.3-3.3 x 0.9-1.9 mm, ovate, cymbiform, acute or with arista to 0.5 mm, reddish brown, margins narrowly scarious; utricles 4-5.2 x 1.3-1.5 mm, occasionally with stipe to 0.2 mm, ellipsoid, slightly inflated, clearly nerved, papillose or scabrous, green or yellow, beak 1-2 mm, cylindrical, often somewhat bent, bidentate, ostiole margins reddish brown. Stigmas 3. Nut 1.9-2.2 x 1-1.3 mm, including up to 0.3 mm style base, ellipsoid or obovoid, trigonous, yellowish brown to brown, reticulate with a papilla in each areole. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from in Wight, Contrib. 127. to Contr. Bot. India : 127 (1834), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Carex celsa Boott)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex parvibracteata Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex asperula Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex celsa Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex parvibracteata Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex celsa Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex parvibracteata Nees)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex asperula Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex parvibracteata Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex asperula Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex celsa Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex parvibracteata Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex celsa Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex parvibracteata Nees)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex asperula Nees)
