Cyperaceae taxon details
Lagenocarpus sabanensis Gilly
1679442 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1679442)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Gilly, C. L. (1951). Botanical exploration in Venezuela. 1. Cyperaceae tribe Cryptangieae (Lagenocarpeae). Fieldiana, Botany, 28: 53-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2455334#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Holotype SGO, geounit Amazonas
Holotype SGO, geounit Amazonas [details]
Description Subcaespitosa, caulibus brevibus lignosis, vaginis persistentibuslaceratis tecta; folia linearia plana ad 4 dm. longa et 5...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 1951 to Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 (1951),...
Description Subcaespitosa, caulibus brevibus lignosis, vaginis persistentibuslaceratis tecta; folia linearia plana ad 4 dm. longa et 5 mm. lata, dense minute pubescentia supra et infra, marginibus minute hispiduloscabratis; culmi floriferi canaliculati dense adpresso-villosuli, cum inflorescentia ad 1.2 m. alti; inflorescentia interrupta, bracteis paniculis secundariis subtendentibus cum vaginae minute hispido-pubescentiae et laminae adpresso-villosulae; spiculae masculae ad
4.5 mm. longae in paniculis inferioribus laxe aggregatis, glumis vacuis 5-8 minute pubescentibus oblongo-ovatis vel ovatis ad apicem
truncatis vel subtruncatis aristatis, glumis staminibus 4-6 glabris lanceolatis vel lineari-lanceolatis acutis; spiculae foemineae uniflorae ad 4 mm. longae, paucae in paniculis superioribus rigidioribus dispositis, glumis 6-9 minute pubescentibus ovatis vel quadrangulato-ovatis ad apicem truncatis vel sub-bifidis et aristatis;achaenium flavo-brunneura ovoideura glabrum laeve trisulcatum, cum rostro conico laevi ad 4 mm. longum; rostro quam corpore achaenii subaequantes; squamellae hypogynae lanceolatae vel lanceolato- deltoideae ad marginern minute erosae, 0.8-0.9 mm. longae; stylo trifido atrobrunneo vel rubro-brunneo. [details]
4.5 mm. longae in paniculis inferioribus laxe aggregatis, glumis vacuis 5-8 minute pubescentibus oblongo-ovatis vel ovatis ad apicem
truncatis vel subtruncatis aristatis, glumis staminibus 4-6 glabris lanceolatis vel lineari-lanceolatis acutis; spiculae foemineae uniflorae ad 4 mm. longae, paucae in paniculis superioribus rigidioribus dispositis, glumis 6-9 minute pubescentibus ovatis vel quadrangulato-ovatis ad apicem truncatis vel sub-bifidis et aristatis;achaenium flavo-brunneura ovoideura glabrum laeve trisulcatum, cum rostro conico laevi ad 4 mm. longum; rostro quam corpore achaenii subaequantes; squamellae hypogynae lanceolatae vel lanceolato- deltoideae ad marginern minute erosae, 0.8-0.9 mm. longae; stylo trifido atrobrunneo vel rubro-brunneo. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 1951 to Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 (1951),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 1951 to Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 (1951), 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. Lagenocarpus sabanensis Gilly. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1679442 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilly, C. L. (1951). Botanical exploration in Venezuela. 1. Cyperaceae tribe Cryptangieae (Lagenocarpeae). Fieldiana, Botany, 28: 53-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2455334#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
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 SGO, geounit Amazonas [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Subcaespitosa, caulibus brevibus lignosis, vaginis persistentibuslaceratis tecta; folia linearia plana ad 4 dm. longa et 5 mm. lata, dense minute pubescentia supra et infra, marginibus minute hispiduloscabratis; culmi floriferi canaliculati dense adpresso-villosuli, cum inflorescentia ad 1.2 m. alti; inflorescentia interrupta, bracteis paniculis secundariis subtendentibus cum vaginae minute hispido-pubescentiae et laminae adpresso-villosulae; spiculae masculae ad4.5 mm. longae in paniculis inferioribus laxe aggregatis, glumis vacuis 5-8 minute pubescentibus oblongo-ovatis vel ovatis ad apicem
truncatis vel subtruncatis aristatis, glumis staminibus 4-6 glabris lanceolatis vel lineari-lanceolatis acutis; spiculae foemineae uniflorae ad 4 mm. longae, paucae in paniculis superioribus rigidioribus dispositis, glumis 6-9 minute pubescentibus ovatis vel quadrangulato-ovatis ad apicem truncatis vel sub-bifidis et aristatis;achaenium flavo-brunneura ovoideura glabrum laeve trisulcatum, cum rostro conico laevi ad 4 mm. longum; rostro quam corpore achaenii subaequantes; squamellae hypogynae lanceolatae vel lanceolato- deltoideae ad marginern minute erosae, 0.8-0.9 mm. longae; stylo trifido atrobrunneo vel rubro-brunneo. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 1951 to Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 57 (1951), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Translation Herbaceous, with short woody stems, their persistent sheaths torn; leaves linear and flat, up to 4 dm long and 5 mm wide, densely finely pubescent above and below, with finely bristly-scalloped margins; flowering culms canaliculated and densely pressed hairy, with inflorescence up to 1.2 m tall; inflorescence interrupted, with bracts supporting secondary panicles with sheaths finely hairy and pressed hairy blade; male spikelets up to 4.5 mm long in loosely aggregated lower panicles, empty glumes 5-8 finely pubescent, oblong-ovate or ovate with truncate or subtruncate aristate apex, staminate glumes 4-6 glabrous, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate and acute; female spikelets solitary, up to 4 mm long, few arranged in more rigid upper panicles.Glumes 6-9 minute long, ovate or quadrate-ovate with truncated or slightly bifid and awned apex; achene yellow-brown, ovoid, smooth, and three-ribbed, with a smooth, conical beak about 4 mm long; the beak equal in length to the body of the achene; hypogynous scales lanceolate or lanceolate-deltate with margined minute erosions, 0.8-0.9 mm long; style trifid, dark brown or reddish-brown. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lagenocarpus sabanensis)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Lagenocarpus sabanensis Gilly F1220687 holotype 1)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lagenocarpus sabanensis)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Lagenocarpus sabanensis Gilly F1220687 holotype 1)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
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