Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Leptocephalae L.H.Bailey
1871243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1871243)
accepted
Section
Carex polytrichoides Muhl. ex Willd. accepted as Carex leptalea subsp. leptalea (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Polytrichoideae (Tuck.) Mack. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
- Species Carex leptalea Wahlenb.
- Species Carex harperi Fernald accepted as Carex leptalea subsp. harperi (Fernald) W.Stone
- Species Carex hochstetteri Frank ex Steud. accepted as Carex leptalea subsp. leptalea
- Species Carex jimcalderi B.Boivin accepted as Carex leptalea subsp. pacifica Calder & Roy L.Taylor
- Species Carex lixtalea Wahlenb. accepted as Carex leptalea Wahlenb. (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, Lapsus)
- Species Carex microstachya Michx. accepted as Carex leptalea subsp. leptalea
- Species Carex polytrichoides Muhl. ex Willd. accepted as Carex leptalea subsp. leptalea
terrestrial
Bailey, L. H. (1886). A preliminary synopsis of the genus Carex. Notes on Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the American bibliography of the genus. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 22: 59-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053987#page/73/mode/1up
page(s): 131 [details]
page(s): 131 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Leptocephalae L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1871243 on 2026-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Bailey, L. H. (1886). A preliminary synopsis of the genus Carex. Notes on Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the American bibliography of the genus. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 22: 59-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053987#page/73/mode/1up
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Polytrichoideae (Tuck.) Mack.) Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam. , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015061403377&view=1up&seq=11
page(s): 8; note: This is the original description for the original name Polytrichoideae Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 8. 1843. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Polytrichoideae (Tuck.) Mack.) Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam. , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015061403377&view=1up&seq=11
page(s): 8; note: This is the original description for the original name Polytrichoideae Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 8. 1843. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Other
subsequent type designation
Reznicek, A. A. (2001). Sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) for the Flora of North America. <em>Novon.</em> 11(4): 454-459., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3393160
page(s): 455 [details]
page(s): 455 [details]
