Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex basiflora C.B.Clarke
1678123 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678123)
accepted
Species
Carex brevicuspis var. basiflora (C.B.Clarke) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu · unaccepted
terrestrial
Clarke, C. B. (1903). Cyperaceae. In: Forbes, F. & Hemsley, W. B. An enumeration of all the plants known from China proper, Fornosa, Hainan, Corea, the Luchu Archipelago and the Island of Hongkong, together with their distribution and synonymy. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 36: 202-319., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/178059#page/222/mode/1up
page(s): 274 [details]
page(s): 274 [details]
Holotype K, geounit China North-Central
Holotype K, geounit China North-Central [details]
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 15-50 cm tall, trigonous, covered with brown fibrous...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 274. 1903 [1903-1905 publ. 1903] to J. Linn....
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 15-50 cm tall, trigonous, covered with brown fibrous sheaths at base. Leaves longer than culms; leaf- blade brownish green» flat, leathery, 4-7 mm wide, acuminate at apex,» scabrous on margins. Involucral bracts shortly leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 1-3 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3 or 4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, clavate-cylindrical, 1. 5-4. 5 cm long, 2. 5-3 mm wide, with a long peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 1. 5-5 cm long, 7-8 mm wide, densely flowered, bearing a few staminate flowers at apex, pedunculate; peduncles slightly exserted from sheaths, or enclosed. Staminate scales oblanceolate, pale brown, 6-7 mm long, acuminate at apex, brown 1l-veined costa on dorsal surface. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate, pale yellow, 4-5 mm long, acuminate at apex, green 3-veined costa on dorsal surface. Perigynia broadly ovoid or ovoid (excluding beak) , 6-7. 5 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, papery, yellowish brown, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper veins, gradually contracted into a ca. 2.5 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with teeth. Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous» 2-2. 5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak coiled.
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 274. 1903 [1903-1905 publ. 1903] to J. Linn....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 274. 1903 [1903-1905 publ. 1903] to J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 274 (1903), 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 basiflora C.B.Clarke. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678123 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Clarke, C. B. (1903). Cyperaceae. In: Forbes, F. & Hemsley, W. B. An enumeration of all the plants known from China proper, Fornosa, Hainan, Corea, the Luchu Archipelago and the Island of Hongkong, together with their distribution and synonymy. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 36: 202-319., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/178059#page/222/mode/1up
page(s): 274 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 274 [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
Holotype K, geounit China North-Central [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Herbs perennial. Rhizome short, ligneous, thick. Culms lateral, 15-50 cm tall, trigonous, covered with brown fibrous sheaths at base. Leaves longer than culms; leaf- blade brownish green» flat, leathery, 4-7 mm wide, acuminate at apex,» scabrous on margins. Involucral bracts shortly leaf-like, shorter than inflorescence, sheathed; sheaths 1-3 cm long, obliquely truncate at orifice. Inflorescence paniculate, with 3 or 4 spikes; terminal spike staminate, clavate-cylindrical, 1. 5-4. 5 cm long, 2. 5-3 mm wide, with a long peduncle at base; lateral spikes pistillate, cylindrical, 1. 5-5 cm long, 7-8 mm wide, densely flowered, bearing a few staminate flowers at apex, pedunculate; peduncles slightly exserted from sheaths, or enclosed. Staminate scales oblanceolate, pale brown, 6-7 mm long, acuminate at apex, brown 1l-veined costa on dorsal surface. Pistillate scales narrowly ovate, pale yellow, 4-5 mm long, acuminate at apex, green 3-veined costa on dorsal surface. Perigynia broadly ovoid or ovoid (excluding beak) , 6-7. 5 mm long, longer than pistillate scales (including beak), obliquely patent, obtusely trigonous, papery, yellowish brown, distinctly veined, sparsely pubescent on upper veins, gradually contracted into a ca. 2.5 mm long beak; orifice 2-lobed with teeth. Stigmas 3; style thicken at base. Achenes tightly enveloped, rhombic-ovoid, trigonous» 2-2. 5 mm long (including beak), castaneous, with 3 angles constricted at middle, sides concave above and below, shortly curved, stipitate at base, abruptly contracted into a short beak at apex, beak coiled.[details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 274. 1903 [1903-1905 publ. 1903] to J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 274 (1903), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex taipaishanica) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex brevicuspis var. basiflora (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex brevicuspis var. basiflora (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex basiflora C.B.Clarke BM001122252 type 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex taipaishanica) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex brevicuspis var. basiflora (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex brevicuspis var. basiflora (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex taipaishanica K.T.Fu)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex basiflora C.B.Clarke BM001122252 type 1)
From editor or global species database
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