Cyperaceae taxon details
Mesomelaena graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) K.L.Wilson
1678577 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678577)
accepted
Species
Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Ptilanthelium graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) Kük. · unaccepted
recent only
(of Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1904). Cyperaceae. , In: Diels, L. & Pritzel, E. , Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebens-Verhaltnisse. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35(2): 76-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
page(s): 81 [details]
Holotype (of Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke) K...
Holotype (of Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke) K 000960092, geounit Western Australia [details]
Description Culms erect at first, often becoming decumbent with age, terete, compressed or sulcate, smooth, without nodes, light...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 2: 186 1981 to Telopea 2: 186 (1981), information provided by...
Description Culms erect at first, often becoming decumbent with age, terete, compressed or sulcate, smooth, without nodes, light yellow-green, 20--60 cm high, 0.5-1.3 mm diam.
Leaf-sheaths red-brown turning grey-brown with age, more or less shining, remaining intact; ligule membranous, to 1.5 cm long; leaf-blades often reduced or occasionally to
15 cm long. Inflorescence narrowly elliptic 14-20 mm long, c. 3 mm diam., with 1-5
spikelets. Involucral bracts: 1 longer than the inflorescence, 2.5-5.5 cm long; a
second bract opposed to the first, with a short blade to 5 mm long; both bracts with
broadened bases with narrow membranous margins which envelop the inflorescence
except at maturity. Spikelets 12-18 mm long; glumes 4-6, with a short, straight
awn. Anthers C. 5 mm long, with an appendage c. 1.5 mm long. Nut 5.0-8.0 mm
long, 2.0-2.2 mm diam., whitish or brown or grey with brown-black spots, obovateoblong
to long-elliptical; gynophore united with the base of the nut, yellowish, without disc. [details]
Leaf-sheaths red-brown turning grey-brown with age, more or less shining, remaining intact; ligule membranous, to 1.5 cm long; leaf-blades often reduced or occasionally to
15 cm long. Inflorescence narrowly elliptic 14-20 mm long, c. 3 mm diam., with 1-5
spikelets. Involucral bracts: 1 longer than the inflorescence, 2.5-5.5 cm long; a
second bract opposed to the first, with a short blade to 5 mm long; both bracts with
broadened bases with narrow membranous margins which envelop the inflorescence
except at maturity. Spikelets 12-18 mm long; glumes 4-6, with a short, straight
awn. Anthers C. 5 mm long, with an appendage c. 1.5 mm long. Nut 5.0-8.0 mm
long, 2.0-2.2 mm diam., whitish or brown or grey with brown-black spots, obovateoblong
to long-elliptical; gynophore united with the base of the nut, yellowish, without disc. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 2: 186 1981 to Telopea 2: 186 (1981), information provided by...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 2: 186 1981 to Telopea 2: 186 (1981), 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. Mesomelaena graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) K.L.Wilson. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678577 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1904). Cyperaceae. , In: Diels, L. & Pritzel, E. , Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebens-Verhaltnisse. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35(2): 76-83.
page(s): 81 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Wilson, K. L. (1981). Revision of the genus <i>Mesomelaena</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Telopea.</em> 2(2): 181-195., available online at https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea19814204
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 81 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Wilson, K. L. (1981). Revision of the genus <i>Mesomelaena</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Telopea.</em> 2(2): 181-195., available online at https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea19814204
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke) K 000960092, geounit Western Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms erect at first, often becoming decumbent with age, terete, compressed or sulcate, smooth, without nodes, light yellow-green, 20--60 cm high, 0.5-1.3 mm diam.Leaf-sheaths red-brown turning grey-brown with age, more or less shining, remaining intact; ligule membranous, to 1.5 cm long; leaf-blades often reduced or occasionally to
15 cm long. Inflorescence narrowly elliptic 14-20 mm long, c. 3 mm diam., with 1-5
spikelets. Involucral bracts: 1 longer than the inflorescence, 2.5-5.5 cm long; a
second bract opposed to the first, with a short blade to 5 mm long; both bracts with
broadened bases with narrow membranous margins which envelop the inflorescence
except at maturity. Spikelets 12-18 mm long; glumes 4-6, with a short, straight
awn. Anthers C. 5 mm long, with an appendage c. 1.5 mm long. Nut 5.0-8.0 mm
long, 2.0-2.2 mm diam., whitish or brown or grey with brown-black spots, obovateoblong
to long-elliptical; gynophore united with the base of the nut, yellowish, without disc. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Telopea 2: 186 1981 to Telopea 2: 186 (1981), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Pla [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ptilanthelium graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesomelaena graciliceps)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Ptilanthelium graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Ptilanthelium graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Mesomelaena graciliceps K000960092 type 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesomelaena graciliceps)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Ptilanthelium graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carpha graciliceps C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Ptilanthelium graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) Kük.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Mesomelaena graciliceps K000960092 type 1)
