Cyperaceae name details
Carex nutans var. japonica Franch. & Sav.
1708548 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1708548)
unaccepted
Variety
terrestrial
Franchet, A. & Savatier, L. (1878). Enumeratio plantarum : in Japonia sponte crescentium hucusque rite cognitarum, adjectis descriptionibus specierum pro regione novarum, quibus accedit determinatio herbarum in libris japonicis. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6210685#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 582; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1488#page/584/mode/1up [details]
page(s): 582; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1488#page/584/mode/1up [details]
Description Bracteæ culmum subæquantes, inferior breviter vel brevissime vaginans vel omnino evaginata; spiculæ masculæ sæpius 3,...
Description Bracteæ culmum subæquantes, inferior breviter vel brevissime vaginans vel omnino evaginata; spiculæ masculæ sæpius 3, pallide fuscæ, feminæ 2-5, erectæ, cylindraceæ, 1 ½ poll. longe, breviter pedunculatæ, vel inferior nunc vale distans et tunc pedunculo 2-4 poll. longo, filiformi sufulta, omnes basi dissitifloræ; squamæ femineæ pallidæ, ovatæ, apice truncatæ et breviter mucronatæ ; perigynium 2¼-3 mill. longum, fuscum, inferiora squamis subbreviora, superiora squamas paulo excedentia. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex nutans var. japonica Franch. & Sav.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1708548 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
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Franchet, A. & Savatier, L. (1878). Enumeratio plantarum : in Japonia sponte crescentium hucusque rite cognitarum, adjectis descriptionibus specierum pro regione novarum, quibus accedit determinatio herbarum in libris japonicis. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6210685#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 582; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1488#page/584/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 582; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1488#page/584/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Bracteæ culmum subæquantes, inferior breviter vel brevissime vaginans vel omnino evaginata; spiculæ masculæ sæpius 3, pallide fuscæ, feminæ 2-5, erectæ, cylindraceæ, 1 ½ poll. longe, breviter pedunculatæ, vel inferior nunc vale distans et tunc pedunculo 2-4 poll. longo, filiformi sufulta, omnes basi dissitifloræ; squamæ femineæ pallidæ, ovatæ, apice truncatæ et breviter mucronatæ ; perigynium 2¼-3 mill. longum, fuscum, inferiora squamis subbreviora, superiora squamas paulo excedentia. [details]Diagnosis Diffère du type européen par ses périgynes plus étroits, à bec plus court, par ses écailles femelles pâles ; à la maturité, le périgyne est assez mince, quoique un peu spongieux. [details]
Translation Differs from the European type in its narrower perigynia, shorter beak and pale female scales; at maturity, the perigynia is quite thin, though a little spongy. [details]
Translation Bracts sub-equal to the culm, the lower shortly or very shortly sheathing or without sheath; male spikes often 3, pale brown, female spikes 2-5, erect, cylindrical, 1 ½ in. long, shortly pedunculate, or the lower one distant and then supported by a 2-4 in. long filiform peduncle, perigynia at the base of the spikes laxly arranged and separate from each other; female scales pale, ovate, truncate at the apex and shortly acuminate; perigynium 2¼-3 mm. long, brown, the lower scales a bit shorter than the scales, the upper ones slightly exceeding the scales. [details]