Cyperaceae taxon details
Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják
1678633 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678633)
accepted
Species
Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook · unaccepted
recent only
(of Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook) Cook, V.J. (1947). Descriptions of New Species of Scirpus. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> Vol. 76, part 4, pp. 567-571., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1946-76.2.9.52
page(s): 568 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 568 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Auckland
type locality contained in Auckland [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Description Rhizomatous perennial. Culms 30–90 (rarely to 120) cm high, 1–3.5 mm diam. Leaves 2–7 mm wide.
Inflorescence a...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Üas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Påšr. 141(1-2): 62. 1972 to Cas. Nšr. Mus.,...
Inflorescence a...
Description Rhizomatous perennial. Culms 30–90 (rarely to 120) cm high, 1–3.5 mm diam. Leaves 2–7 mm wide.
Inflorescence a compact head of 3–6 spikelets, or with 1–3 spikelet clusters on branches 1–4 cm long; involucral bracts 4–22 cm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide. Spikelets 1–2 cm long. Glumes c. 7 mm long (plus mucro c. 2 mm long), yellow-brown. Hypogynous bristles about half as long as nut, usually deciduous. Style 2-fid. Nut lenticular with concave faces, broad-obovoid, 3.5–4 mm long, 2.5–3 mm diam., straw-coloured to dark golden brown, shining, minutely but obviously reticulate. [details]
Inflorescence a compact head of 3–6 spikelets, or with 1–3 spikelet clusters on branches 1–4 cm long; involucral bracts 4–22 cm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide. Spikelets 1–2 cm long. Glumes c. 7 mm long (plus mucro c. 2 mm long), yellow-brown. Hypogynous bristles about half as long as nut, usually deciduous. Style 2-fid. Nut lenticular with concave faces, broad-obovoid, 3.5–4 mm long, 2.5–3 mm diam., straw-coloured to dark golden brown, shining, minutely but obviously reticulate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Üas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Påšr. 141(1-2): 62. 1972 to Cas. Nšr. Mus.,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Üas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Påšr. 141(1-2): 62. 1972 to Cas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Pršr. 141: 62 (1972), 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. Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678633 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook) Cook, V.J. (1947). Descriptions of New Species of Scirpus. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> Vol. 76, part 4, pp. 567-571., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1946-76.2.9.52
page(s): 568 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Soják, J. (1972). Notes on some Asian and North American Cyperaceae. <em>Časopis Národního Muzea.</em> 141: 62-63.
page(s): 62 [details]
page(s): 568 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Soják, J. (1972). Notes on some Asian and North American Cyperaceae. <em>Časopis Národního Muzea.</em> 141: 62-63.
page(s): 62 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Isotype (of Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook) US 00086848, geounit Auckland [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizomatous perennial. Culms 30–90 (rarely to 120) cm high, 1–3.5 mm diam. Leaves 2–7 mm wide. Inflorescence a compact head of 3–6 spikelets, or with 1–3 spikelet clusters on branches 1–4 cm long; involucral bracts 4–22 cm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide. Spikelets 1–2 cm long. Glumes c. 7 mm long (plus mucro c. 2 mm long), yellow-brown. Hypogynous bristles about half as long as nut, usually deciduous. Style 2-fid. Nut lenticular with concave faces, broad-obovoid, 3.5–4 mm long, 2.5–3 mm diam., straw-coloured to dark golden brown, shining, minutely but obviously reticulate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Üas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Påšr. 141(1-2): 62. 1972 to Cas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Pršr. 141: 62 (1972), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolboschoenus caldwellii)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
To Plants of the World Online
To US Herbarium (Scirpus caldwellii US2038806 Isotype 1) (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolboschoenus caldwellii)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
To Plants of the World Online
To US Herbarium (Scirpus caldwellii US2038806 Isotype 1) (from synonym Scirpus caldwellii V.J.Cook)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
