Cyperaceae name details
Carex biconvexis D.Don
1695291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1695291)
unaccepted (Lapsus)
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terrestrial
(of Carex lenticularis D.Don) Don, D. (1823). Description of nine new species of the genus Carex, natives of the Himalaya Alps in Upper Nepal. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 62: 455., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15525801
page(s): 455 [details]
page(s): 455 [details]
Nomenclature Simpson and Koyama (1998) apparently intended to cite the name Carex lenticularis D. Don. Since the epithets 'lenticularis'...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1. Originally in The Plant List v.1.0
Nomenclature Simpson and Koyama (1998) apparently intended to cite the name Carex lenticularis D. Don. Since the epithets 'lenticularis' and 'biconvexis' have similar meanings, it seems that the latter was created to replace Carex lenticularis D.Don, a later homonym of C. lenticularis Michx. As a speculation, it is possible that the epithet was written by either David Don or someone else in a copy of the original article or on a herbarium voucher, remaining as a manuscript name. (Kanchi N. Gandhi (Harvard University Herbaria), pers. comm.). [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1. Originally in The Plant List v.1.0
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1. Originally in The Plant List v.1.0 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex biconvexis D.Don. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1695291 on 2025-09-12
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(of Carex lenticularis D.Don) Don, D. (1823). Description of nine new species of the genus Carex, natives of the Himalaya Alps in Upper Nepal. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 62: 455., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15525801
page(s): 455 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
basis of record Simpson, D.A.; Koyama, T. (1998). Cyperaceae. In: Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.). Flora of Thailand, Volume 6, Part 4: 247-485. Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Thailand., available online at https://botany.dnp.go.th/eflora/florafamily.html?factsheet=Cyperaceae
page(s): 480; note: The name Carex biconvexis appears to be a mistake, and the authors were likely intending to cite Carex lenticularis. The reference provided by Koyama and Simpson for the name Carex biconvexis D.Don co...
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page(s): 455 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
basis of record Simpson, D.A.; Koyama, T. (1998). Cyperaceae. In: Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.). Flora of Thailand, Volume 6, Part 4: 247-485. Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Thailand., available online at https://botany.dnp.go.th/eflora/florafamily.html?factsheet=Cyperaceae
page(s): 480; note: The name Carex biconvexis appears to be a mistake, and the authors were likely intending to cite Carex lenticularis. The reference provided by Koyama and Simpson for the name Carex biconvexis D.Don co...
The name Carex biconvexis appears to be a mistake, and the authors were likely intending to cite Carex lenticularis. The reference provided by Koyama and Simpson for the name Carex biconvexis D.Don corresponds to a page (Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. 14: 331. 1824) where Carex lenticularis D.Don is mentioned. Additionally, there is no Carex biconvexis Michx. in any of Michaux’s works, but in his 1803 publication, Carex lenticularis is cited again (Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2:172. 1803).
Since lenticularis and biconvexis have similar meanings, it seems that the epithet biconvexis was inadvertently used in place of lenticularis.
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Nomenclature Simpson and Koyama (1998) apparently intended to cite the name Carex lenticularis D. Don. Since the epithets 'lenticularis' and 'biconvexis' have similar meanings, it seems that the latter was created to replace Carex lenticularis D.Don, a later homonym of C. lenticularis Michx. As a speculation, it is possible that the epithet was written by either David Don or someone else in a copy of the original article or on a herbarium voucher, remaining as a manuscript name. (Kanchi N. Gandhi (Harvard University Herbaria), pers. comm.). [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1. Originally in The Plant List v.1.0 [details]
