Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex litorhyncha Franch.
1677531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677531)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Franchet, M. A. (1895). Additions aux <i>Carex</i> nouveaux pour la flore de l'Asie Orientale. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris.</em> 8(7): 84-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31967309
page(s): 84 [details]
page(s): 84 [details]
Description Rhizome short. Culms tufted, 15-40 cm tall, slender, smooth, with leaves at base. Leaves shorter than culm, blades...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris sér. 8, vii. (1895) 84. to Bull....
Description Rhizome short. Culms tufted, 15-40 cm tall, slender, smooth, with leaves at base. Leaves shorter than culm, blades convolute, threadlike, rather hard, slightly smooth. Inflorescence 1-spiked, terminal, androgynous; male part linear, distinct; female part as long as male part, slightly loosely many flowered. Female glumes ovate-lanceolate, apex mucronate. Utricles olive-green, longer than glume, obliquely patent at maturity, ovate-elliptic, trigonous, ca. 3 mm, membranous, glabrous, base contracted, apex tapering to a beak ca. 1 mm, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlet brown-red, small, ovate, trigonous; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris sér. 8, vii. (1895) 84. to Bull....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris sér. 8, vii. (1895) 84. to Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris , sér. 8, 7: 84 (1895), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found i [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex litorhyncha Franch.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677531 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
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Franchet, M. A. (1895). Additions aux <i>Carex</i> nouveaux pour la flore de l'Asie Orientale. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris.</em> 8(7): 84-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31967309
page(s): 84 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 84 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Rhizome short. Culms tufted, 15-40 cm tall, slender, smooth, with leaves at base. Leaves shorter than culm, blades convolute, threadlike, rather hard, slightly smooth. Inflorescence 1-spiked, terminal, androgynous; male part linear, distinct; female part as long as male part, slightly loosely many flowered. Female glumes ovate-lanceolate, apex mucronate. Utricles olive-green, longer than glume, obliquely patent at maturity, ovate-elliptic, trigonous, ca. 3 mm, membranous, glabrous, base contracted, apex tapering to a beak ca. 1 mm, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlet brown-red, small, ovate, trigonous; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris sér. 8, vii. (1895) 84. to Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris , sér. 8, 7: 84 (1895), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found i [details]
