Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex globulosa Phulphong & D.A.Simpson
1677807 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677807)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Phulphong, K.; Chantaranothai, P.; Simpson, D. A. (2007). A new species of <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Kew Bulletin.</em> 62(2): 293-295., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/20443355
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Holotype K, geounit Thailand
Holotype K, geounit Thailand [details]
Description Rhizomatous perennial; rhizome woody, short creeping. Culms central, 0.8 - 4.5 cm x 1 - 1.5 mm, trigonous, setose. Leaves...
Etymology Named for the shape of the clusters of spikes in the partial inflorescences.
Description Rhizomatous perennial; rhizome woody, short creeping. Culms central, 0.8 - 4.5 cm x 1 - 1.5 mm, trigonous, setose. Leaves basal; blade broadly linear, oblong or oblanceolate, 22 - 38.5 x 1.4- 3 cm, long acuminate, plicate, strigose above and villous underneath, base conduplicate and gradually narrowed into pseudopetiole 2.5 - 15.5 cm long; sheath 4 - 6.5 cm long, dark brown, the basal sheath becoming fibrous; ligule membranous. Lowest involucral bract reduced to sheath 3 cm long, brownish. Spikes sessile, elliptic or ovate, 3.8 - 5 mm long, androgynous, upper section male, lower female Inflorescence narrow, paniculate, 4.5 - 8.5 x 2.2 - 2.3 cm; nodes 1 - 3, lower ones distant, each subtending 1 - 2 partial inflorescences; partial inflorescences pedunculate, contracted, globose, 2 - 3.7 x 1 - 2.3 cm, with 3 - 4 short branches, hispid, each with a capitate cluster of spikes. Male glumes ovate, 2.8 - 3 x 0.9 - 1 mm, acute, awned, the awn 0.3 - 0.5 mm long, sides membranous, 10 - 16 nerved, dark brown, glabrous, keel 1-nerved Female glumes ovate elliptic to ovate, 2 - 2.5 x 1 - 1.6 mm, acute, awned, the awn 0.5 - 1 mm long, sides membranous, 15- 19 nerved, dark brown, glabrous, keel 1-nerved. Utricles patent, broadly elliptic or obovate, trigonous, 4 - 4.9 x 1.4 - 1.6 mm, brown, distinctly 9 - 17-nerved, hispid, gradually narrowed into beak; beak 1.7- 2 x 0.4 - 0.5 mm, apex 2-toothed. Stamens 3; anthers 1.4 - 1.9 mm long. Stigmas 3. Nutlets broadly elliptic or oblanceolate, trigonous, 2 - 2.4 x 1.3 - 2.3 mm, dark yellowish-brown or dark brown. [details]
Etymology Named for the shape of the clusters of spikes in the partial inflorescences.
Etymology Named for the shape of the clusters of spikes in the partial inflorescences. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex globulosa Phulphong & D.A.Simpson. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677807 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
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Phulphong, K.; Chantaranothai, P.; Simpson, D. A. (2007). A new species of <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Kew Bulletin.</em> 62(2): 293-295., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/20443355
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype K, geounit Thailand [details]
Isotype BKF 157296, geounit Thailand [details]
Isotype KKU 13599, geounit Thailand [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizomatous perennial; rhizome woody, short creeping. Culms central, 0.8 - 4.5 cm x 1 - 1.5 mm, trigonous, setose. Leaves basal; blade broadly linear, oblong or oblanceolate, 22 - 38.5 x 1.4- 3 cm, long acuminate, plicate, strigose above and villous underneath, base conduplicate and gradually narrowed into pseudopetiole 2.5 - 15.5 cm long; sheath 4 - 6.5 cm long, dark brown, the basal sheath becoming fibrous; ligule membranous. Lowest involucral bract reduced to sheath 3 cm long, brownish. Spikes sessile, elliptic or ovate, 3.8 - 5 mm long, androgynous, upper section male, lower female Inflorescence narrow, paniculate, 4.5 - 8.5 x 2.2 - 2.3 cm; nodes 1 - 3, lower ones distant, each subtending 1 - 2 partial inflorescences; partial inflorescences pedunculate, contracted, globose, 2 - 3.7 x 1 - 2.3 cm, with 3 - 4 short branches, hispid, each with a capitate cluster of spikes. Male glumes ovate, 2.8 - 3 x 0.9 - 1 mm, acute, awned, the awn 0.3 - 0.5 mm long, sides membranous, 10 - 16 nerved, dark brown, glabrous, keel 1-nerved Female glumes ovate elliptic to ovate, 2 - 2.5 x 1 - 1.6 mm, acute, awned, the awn 0.5 - 1 mm long, sides membranous, 15- 19 nerved, dark brown, glabrous, keel 1-nerved. Utricles patent, broadly elliptic or obovate, trigonous, 4 - 4.9 x 1.4 - 1.6 mm, brown, distinctly 9 - 17-nerved, hispid, gradually narrowed into beak; beak 1.7- 2 x 0.4 - 0.5 mm, apex 2-toothed. Stamens 3; anthers 1.4 - 1.9 mm long. Stigmas 3. Nutlets broadly elliptic or oblanceolate, trigonous, 2 - 2.4 x 1.3 - 2.3 mm, dark yellowish-brown or dark brown. [details]Etymology Named for the shape of the clusters of spikes in the partial inflorescences. [details]
