Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Echinochlaenae (Holm) Kük.
1700040 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1700040)
accepted
Section
Carex testacea Sol. ex Boott (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Carex albula Allan
- Species Carex berteroniana Steud.
- Species Carex blakei Nelmes
- Species Carex buchananii Berggr.
- Species Carex calcis K.A.Ford
- Species Carex chathamica Petrie
- Species Carex cirrhosa Berggr.
- Species Carex cockayneana Kük.
- Species Carex comans Berggr.
- Species Carex cremnicola K.A.Ford
- Species Carex dallii Kirk
- Species Carex decurtata Cheeseman
- Species Carex devia Cheeseman
- Species Carex dipsacea Berggr.
- Species Carex dissita Sol. ex Boott
- Species Carex dolomitica Heenan & de Lange
- Species Carex druceana Hamlin
- Species Carex edgariae Hamlin
- Species Carex elingamita Hamlin
- Species Carex fernandezensis Mack. ex G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex filamentosa Petrie
- Species Carex flagellifera Colenso
- Species Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex fretalis Hamlin
- Species Carex goyenii Petrie
- Species Carex hectori Petrie
- Species Carex impexa K.A.Ford
- Species Carex inopinata V.J.Cook
- Species Carex kermadecensis Petrie
- Species Carex lambertiana Boott
- Species Carex lamprocarpa Phil.
- Species Carex libera (Kük.) Hamlin
- Species Carex litorosa L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex longiculmis Petrie
- Species Carex neesiana Endl.
- Species Carex ochrosaccus (C.B.Clarke) Hamlin
- Species Carex ophiolithica Heenan & de Lange
- Species Carex petriei Cheeseman
- Species Carex pleiostachys C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex poeppigii C.B.Clarke ex G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex preissii Nees
- Species Carex raoulii Boott
- Species Carex rubicunda Petrie
- Species Carex solandri Boott
- Species Carex spinirostris Colenso
- Species Carex talbotii Kottaim.
- Species Carex tasmanica Kük.
- Species Carex testacea Sol. ex Boott
- Species Carex traversii Kirk
- Species Carex trifida Cav.
- Species Carex uncifolia Cheeseman
- Species Carex ventosa C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex wakatipu Petrie
- Species Carex astonii Hamlin accepted as Carex druceana var. astonii (Hamlin) Edgar
- Species Carex australis Kirk accepted as Carex litorosa L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex berggrenii Petrie accepted as Carex talbotii Kottaim.
- Species Carex cardrona Hamlin accepted as Carex uncifolia Cheeseman
- Species Carex cheesemanii Petrie accepted as Carex comans Berggr.
- Species Carex cinnamomea Cheeseman accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex cryptocarpa Cheeseman accepted as Carex decurtata Cheeseman
- Species Carex debilis G.Forst. accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex gibbsii Petrie accepted as Carex dallii Kirk
- Species Carex haastiana Boeckeler accepted as Carex raoulii Boott
- Species Carex hamata J.R.Forst. ex Steud. accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex incrassata Sol. ex Boott accepted as Carex trifida Cav.
- Species Carex littoralis Petrie accepted as Carex litorosa L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex longiacuminata Colenso accepted as Carex dissita Sol. ex Boott
- Species Carex lucida Boott accepted as Carex flagellifera Colenso
- Species Carex mcclurgii Petrie accepted as Carex ventosa C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex mcmahonii Petrie accepted as Carex raoulii Boott
- Species Carex novae-zelandiae Petrie accepted as Carex rubicunda Petrie
- Species Carex paleata Boott accepted as Carex berteroniana Steud.
- Species Carex polyneura Colenso accepted as Carex dissita Sol. ex Boott
- Species Carex pulchella Berggr. accepted as Carex comans Berggr.
- Species Carex pulla Sol. ex Boott accepted as Carex flagellifera Colenso
- Species Carex quadrangulata Colenso accepted as Carex dissita Sol. ex Boott
- Species Carex rekohu Petrie accepted as Carex trifida Cav.
- Species Carex richmondii Boott ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex tasmanica Kük.
- Species Carex semiforsteri C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex semiforsteri C.B.Clarke ex Cheeseman accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex semi-forsteri C.B.Clarke ex Cheeseman accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex sexspicata Colenso accepted as Carex forsteri Wahlenb.
- Species Carex tahoata Hamlin accepted as Carex dipsacea Berggr.
- Species Carex thecata Boott accepted as Carex preissii Nees
- Species Carex vacillans Sol. ex Boott accepted as Carex spinirostris Colenso
- Species Carex vilmorinii Mottet accepted as Carex comans Berggr.
terrestrial
Holm, T. (1903). Studies in the Cyperaceae. XX. "Greges Caricum". American Journal of Science, 16: 445-464., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/126444.pdf
page(s): 462; note: This is the original description for the original name Echinochlaenae Holm in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 16: 462. 1903. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 462; note: This is the original description for the original name Echinochlaenae Holm in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 16: 462. 1903. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Nomenclatural status in seed: New name from IPNI, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Nomenclatural status in seed: New name from IPNI, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Echinochlaenae (Holm) Kük.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1700040 on 2026-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Holm, T. (1903). Studies in the Cyperaceae. XX. "Greges Caricum". American Journal of Science, 16: 445-464., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/126444.pdf
page(s): 462; note: This is the original description for the original name Echinochlaenae Holm in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 16: 462. 1903. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 296,681 [details]
page(s): 462; note: This is the original description for the original name Echinochlaenae Holm in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 16: 462. 1903. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 296,681 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Hamlin, B.G. (1968). The Genus Carex Sect. Echinochlaenae Th. Holm in New Zealand: Typification, Classification and Descriptions of New Species. <em>Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington.</em> 6: 97–111. [details] Available for editors 
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status source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]status source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Morales‐Alonso, A.; Ford, K. A.; Sanz‐Arnal, M.; Míguez, M.; García‐Moro, P.; Villaverde, T.; Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Martín‐Bravo, S. (2026). Unravelling a Rapid Radiation: Biogeography and Niche Evolution of Carex sect. Echinochlaenae Kük. (Cyperaceae). <em>Journal of Biogeography.</em> 53(6)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70240 [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Hamlin, B.G. (1968). The Genus Carex Sect. Echinochlaenae Th. Holm in New Zealand: Typification, Classification and Descriptions of New Species. <em>Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington.</em> 6: 97–111.
page(s): 98; note: Carex dissita Sol. ex Boot [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]subsequent type designation Hamlin, B.G. (1968). The Genus Carex Sect. Echinochlaenae Th. Holm in New Zealand: Typification, Classification and Descriptions of New Species. <em>Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington.</em> 6: 97–111.
page(s): 98; note: Carex dissita Sol. ex Boot [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Original Combination Original name: Echinochlaenae Holm in Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 16: 462. 1903. [unranked] [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: ipni Nomenclatural status in seed: New name from IPNI, information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 [details]
