Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex petitiana subsp. attenuata (Kük.) Luceño & M.Escudero
1699899 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1699899)
accepted
Subspecies
Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Escudero, M.; Luceño, M. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the tropical African group of Carex subsect. Elatae (sect. Spirostachyae, Cyperaceae). <em>Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid.</em> 68(2): 225-247., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2256
page(s): 242 [details]
(of Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1934). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Süd-Rhodesia. II. <em>Botaniska Notiser.</em> 82.
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page(s): 242 [details]
(of Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1934). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Süd-Rhodesia. II. <em>Botaniska Notiser.</em> 82.
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Lectotype LD 60956, geounit Malawi
Lectotype LD 60956, geounit Malawi [details]
Description Stems 50-133 cm, very stout. Leaves 20-60 cm × 8-10 mm. Inflorescence 21-43 cm, lowest internode 7-18.5 cm and second one...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Update namepublishedIn from Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68(2): 242. 2011 [23 Dec 2011] to Anales...
Description Stems 50-133 cm, very stout. Leaves 20-60 cm × 8-10 mm. Inflorescence 21-43 cm, lowest internode 7-18.5 cm and second one 4.5-12 cm. Lowest bract 16-35 cm × 3-7 mm, shorter than the inflorescence; sheath 1.8-5 cm long, the inner side reddish-brown to purplish. Spikes 5-9, arising in pairs in at least one node, the rest singly. Female glumes 3.4-5.5 × (1.1)1.3-1.9(2) mm, dark reddish-brown to purplish-red. 2n = 70. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Update namepublishedIn from Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68(2): 242. 2011 [23 Dec 2011] to Anales...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Update namepublishedIn from Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68(2): 242. 2011 [23 Dec 2011] to Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68: 242 (2011), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex petitiana subsp. attenuata (Kük.) Luceño & M.Escudero. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1699899 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Escudero, M.; Luceño, M. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the tropical African group of Carex subsect. Elatae (sect. Spirostachyae, Cyperaceae). <em>Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid.</em> 68(2): 225-247., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2256
page(s): 242 [details]
original description (of Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1934). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Süd-Rhodesia. II. <em>Botaniska Notiser.</em> 82.
page(s): 82 [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): 242 [details]
original description (of Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1934). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Süd-Rhodesia. II. <em>Botaniska Notiser.</em> 82.
page(s): 82 [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
Lectotype LD 60956, geounit Malawi [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Stems 50-133 cm, very stout. Leaves 20-60 cm × 8-10 mm. Inflorescence 21-43 cm, lowest internode 7-18.5 cm and second one 4.5-12 cm. Lowest bract 16-35 cm × 3-7 mm, shorter than the inflorescence; sheath 1.8-5 cm long, the inner side reddish-brown to purplish. Spikes 5-9, arising in pairs in at least one node, the rest singly. Female glumes 3.4-5.5 × (1.1)1.3-1.9(2) mm, dark reddish-brown to purplish-red. 2n = 70. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Update namepublishedIn from Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68(2): 242. 2011 [23 Dec 2011] to Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68: 242 (2011), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex petitiana subsp. attenuata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex longipedunculata var. attenuata Kük.)
