Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex paxii Kük.
1677915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677915)
accepted
Species
Carex kengii Kük. · unaccepted
Carex paxii var. succedanea (Nakai) Ohwi · unaccepted
Carex succedanea Nakai · unaccepted
- Variety Carex paxii var. succedanea (Nakai) Ohwi accepted as Carex paxii Kük.
terrestrial
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): 765 [details]
page(s): 765 [details]
Description Rhizome short, oblique, indurate. Culms tufted, 12-55 cm tall, trigonous, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark brown...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. (Engler) Cyperac.-Caricoid. 765 (1909). to Pflanzenr. ,...
Description Rhizome short, oblique, indurate. Culms tufted, 12-55 cm tall, trigonous, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark brown sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter or longer than culms, blades linear, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, flat, margins scabrous, apex long acuminate. Lower involucral bracts setaceous, upper glumelike. Spicate inflorescence long cylindric, 3-6.5 × 5-10 mm; spikes numerous, androgynous, ovate, 5-7 mm. Female glumes yellowish brown, ovate, 2.2-3 × 1.5-2 mm, membranous, green 3-veined at middle. Utricles yellowish brown, slightly longer than glume, ovate-conic, plano-convex, 2.5-3.2 mm, subleathery, many veined on both faces, with several purple-red tubercles abaxially, base subrounded, spongy, shortly stipitate, margins from middle to apex with narrow denticulate wings, apex gradually narrowed into a beak, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlets loosely enveloped, ovate or subelliptic, biconvex, 1-1.2 × ca. 1 mm wide, lustrous, base shortly stipitate; stigmas 2. Fl. and fr. Jun-Sep. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. (Engler) Cyperac.-Caricoid. 765 (1909). to Pflanzenr. ,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. (Engler) Cyperac.-Caricoid. 765 (1909). to Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(38): 765 (1909), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex paxii Kük.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677915 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 765 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 765 [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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype TI 10194, geounit South Korea [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information 2n=76 [details]Description Rhizome short, oblique, indurate. Culms tufted, 12-55 cm tall, trigonous, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark brown sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter or longer than culms, blades linear, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, flat, margins scabrous, apex long acuminate. Lower involucral bracts setaceous, upper glumelike. Spicate inflorescence long cylindric, 3-6.5 × 5-10 mm; spikes numerous, androgynous, ovate, 5-7 mm. Female glumes yellowish brown, ovate, 2.2-3 × 1.5-2 mm, membranous, green 3-veined at middle. Utricles yellowish brown, slightly longer than glume, ovate-conic, plano-convex, 2.5-3.2 mm, subleathery, many veined on both faces, with several purple-red tubercles abaxially, base subrounded, spongy, shortly stipitate, margins from middle to apex with narrow denticulate wings, apex gradually narrowed into a beak, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlets loosely enveloped, ovate or subelliptic, biconvex, 1-1.2 × ca. 1 mm wide, lustrous, base shortly stipitate; stigmas 2. Fl. and fr. Jun-Sep. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Pflanzenr. (Engler) Cyperac.-Caricoid. 765 (1909). to Pflanzenr. , IV, 20(38): 765 (1909), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キビノミノボロスゲ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex paxii)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 85 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex kengii Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex paxii var. succedanea (Nakai) Ohwi)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex paxii var. succedanea (Nakai) Ohwi)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex kengii Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To Plants of the World Online
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex Paxii type TI00010194)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex Paxii type TI00010195)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex succedanea type TI00010264) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex succedanea type TI00010265) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex paxii)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 85 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex kengii Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex paxii var. succedanea (Nakai) Ohwi)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex paxii var. succedanea (Nakai) Ohwi)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex kengii Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To Plants of the World Online
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex Paxii type TI00010194)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex Paxii type TI00010195)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex succedanea type TI00010264) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex succedanea type TI00010265) (from synonym Carex succedanea Nakai)
