Cyperaceae taxon details
Lepidosperma curtisiae K.L.Wilson & D.I.Morris
1678380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678380)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Wilson, Karen L.; Morris, Dennis I. (1993). <i>Lepidosperma curtisiae</i> (Cyperaceae), a new Australian species. <em>Telopea.</em> 5(2): 423-425., available online at https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea19934986
page(s): 423 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 423 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NSW 267170, geounit Tasmania
Holotype NSW 267170, geounit Tasmania [details]
Description Tufted or mat-forming perennial with very short horizontal rhizomes. Basal leaves of innovations reduced to a ± shining...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 5: 423 1993 to Telopea 5: 423 (1993), information provided by...
Description Tufted or mat-forming perennial with very short horizontal rhizomes. Basal leaves of innovations reduced to a ± shining sheathing base with or without a reduced lamina.
Upper leaves very shallowly biconvex or planoconvex, stiffly erect, ± rigid, up to 30 cm long, 0.7-2(-2.5) mm wide, with adaxial or both margins minutely scaberulous; sheaths straw-coloured in upper portion to dark yellow-brown at base, not viscid. Culms
2-17(-25) cm high, always shorter and slightly narrower than the longest leaves.
Inflorescence narrow-ovate to oblong in outline, 1.5-5 cm long, with 5-12(-20) spikelets;
basal involucral bract usually shorter than the inflorescence but occasionally
equalling or exceeding it. Spike lets 4.5-6 mm long, with a single bisexual floret and 0-2 male florets. Glumes 5-7, pale red-brown, becoming dull with age, ovate-lanceolate; the the 2 or 3 lowest empty, shorter than upper glumes; fertile upper glumes 4-5.5 mm long, often with long-aristate tips. Anthers 0.8-2.7 mm long, excluding apical appendage 0.2-0.5 mm long. Nut 2.5-3.5 mm long, 1.3-1.q mm diam., ovoid to narrow-ellipsoid, with 3 prominent ribs; hypogynous scales obtuse to acute, without long ciliate tips. [details]
Upper leaves very shallowly biconvex or planoconvex, stiffly erect, ± rigid, up to 30 cm long, 0.7-2(-2.5) mm wide, with adaxial or both margins minutely scaberulous; sheaths straw-coloured in upper portion to dark yellow-brown at base, not viscid. Culms
2-17(-25) cm high, always shorter and slightly narrower than the longest leaves.
Inflorescence narrow-ovate to oblong in outline, 1.5-5 cm long, with 5-12(-20) spikelets;
basal involucral bract usually shorter than the inflorescence but occasionally
equalling or exceeding it. Spike lets 4.5-6 mm long, with a single bisexual floret and 0-2 male florets. Glumes 5-7, pale red-brown, becoming dull with age, ovate-lanceolate; the the 2 or 3 lowest empty, shorter than upper glumes; fertile upper glumes 4-5.5 mm long, often with long-aristate tips. Anthers 0.8-2.7 mm long, excluding apical appendage 0.2-0.5 mm long. Nut 2.5-3.5 mm long, 1.3-1.q mm diam., ovoid to narrow-ellipsoid, with 3 prominent ribs; hypogynous scales obtuse to acute, without long ciliate tips. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 5: 423 1993 to Telopea 5: 423 (1993), information provided by...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 5: 423 1993 to Telopea 5: 423 (1993), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Lepidosperma curtisiae K.L.Wilson & D.I.Morris. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678380 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson, Karen L.; Morris, Dennis I. (1993). <i>Lepidosperma curtisiae</i> (Cyperaceae), a new Australian species. <em>Telopea.</em> 5(2): 423-425., available online at https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea19934986
page(s): 423 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 423 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
Holotype NSW 267170, geounit Tasmania [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Tufted or mat-forming perennial with very short horizontal rhizomes. Basal leaves of innovations reduced to a ± shining sheathing base with or without a reduced lamina.Upper leaves very shallowly biconvex or planoconvex, stiffly erect, ± rigid, up to 30 cm long, 0.7-2(-2.5) mm wide, with adaxial or both margins minutely scaberulous; sheaths straw-coloured in upper portion to dark yellow-brown at base, not viscid. Culms
2-17(-25) cm high, always shorter and slightly narrower than the longest leaves.
Inflorescence narrow-ovate to oblong in outline, 1.5-5 cm long, with 5-12(-20) spikelets;
basal involucral bract usually shorter than the inflorescence but occasionally
equalling or exceeding it. Spike lets 4.5-6 mm long, with a single bisexual floret and 0-2 male florets. Glumes 5-7, pale red-brown, becoming dull with age, ovate-lanceolate; the the 2 or 3 lowest empty, shorter than upper glumes; fertile upper glumes 4-5.5 mm long, often with long-aristate tips. Anthers 0.8-2.7 mm long, excluding apical appendage 0.2-0.5 mm long. Nut 2.5-3.5 mm long, 1.3-1.q mm diam., ovoid to narrow-ellipsoid, with 3 prominent ribs; hypogynous scales obtuse to acute, without long ciliate tips. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 5: 423 1993 to Telopea 5: 423 (1993), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
