Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex bromoides Willd.
1678197 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678197)
accepted
Species
Loncoperis bromoides (Willd.) Raf. · unaccepted
- Subspecies Carex bromoides subsp. bromoides Willd.
- Subspecies Carex bromoides subsp. montana Naczi
terrestrial
(1805). Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4(1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/670960#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 258 [details]
page(s): 258 [details]
Description Plants densely to loosely cespitose. Culms 23–88 cm × 0.5–1.6 mm, smooth. Leaves: ligules 1–3.5 mm, 1–3 times as...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 4: 258 1805 to Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 258 (1805), information...
Description Plants densely to loosely cespitose. Culms 23–88 cm × 0.5–1.6 mm, smooth. Leaves: ligules 1–3.5 mm, 1–3 times as long as wide; blades 1.1–4.4 mm wide, widest blade 1.3–4.4 mm wide. Inflorescences (12–)21–63(–71) mm; proximal internode 3.3–16(–23) mm; proximal bracts 5–24(–28) mm, awn 1.3–19 mm; spikes 3–8, usually gynecandrous, sometimes also pistillate, staminate or with pistillate and staminate flowers scattered throughout; proximal spikes with 0–2 staminate and 9–19 pistillate flowers, 10–17(–20) × 1.8–5 mm; terminal spikes usually with 0–3 staminate and 8–18 pistillate flowers, 9–20(–25) × 1.5–5 mm. Pistillate scales with pale to red-brown margins, 2.8–4.1 × 1.1–1.6 mm, apex acuminate or with awn to 0.6 mm. Staminate scales with pale to red-brown margins, 2.8–3.9 × 1.4–1.6 mm, apex acute to acuminate. Anthers 1.7–2.9 mm. Perigynia erect, green to pale brown, (3–)4–8-veined abaxially, prominently to weakly 3–6-veined adaxially, narrowly lanceolate, (3.3–)4.1–6.7 × 0.8–1.3 mm, (3.5–)4–6.1(–6.6) times as long as wide, apex abruptly contracted or gradually tapering; beak 1.2–2.2(–2.8) mm, 0.28–0.51 times as long as perigynia, margins serrulate, apex entire or bidentulate, teeth to 0.2 mm, 0–0.05 times as long as perigynia. Stigmas 2–3.4 mm. Achenes 1.7–2.2 × 0.7–1.1 mm, 1.9–2.9 times as long as wide. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 4: 258 1805 to Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 258 (1805), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 4: 258 1805 to Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 258 (1805), 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 bromoides Willd.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678197 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(1805). Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4(1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/670960#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 258 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 258 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Plants densely to loosely cespitose. Culms 23–88 cm × 0.5–1.6 mm, smooth. Leaves: ligules 1–3.5 mm, 1–3 times as long as wide; blades 1.1–4.4 mm wide, widest blade 1.3–4.4 mm wide. Inflorescences (12–)21–63(–71) mm; proximal internode 3.3–16(–23) mm; proximal bracts 5–24(–28) mm, awn 1.3–19 mm; spikes 3–8, usually gynecandrous, sometimes also pistillate, staminate or with pistillate and staminate flowers scattered throughout; proximal spikes with 0–2 staminate and 9–19 pistillate flowers, 10–17(–20) × 1.8–5 mm; terminal spikes usually with 0–3 staminate and 8–18 pistillate flowers, 9–20(–25) × 1.5–5 mm. Pistillate scales with pale to red-brown margins, 2.8–4.1 × 1.1–1.6 mm, apex acuminate or with awn to 0.6 mm. Staminate scales with pale to red-brown margins, 2.8–3.9 × 1.4–1.6 mm, apex acute to acuminate. Anthers 1.7–2.9 mm. Perigynia erect, green to pale brown, (3–)4–8-veined abaxially, prominently to weakly 3–6-veined adaxially, narrowly lanceolate, (3.3–)4.1–6.7 × 0.8–1.3 mm, (3.5–)4–6.1(–6.6) times as long as wide, apex abruptly contracted or gradually tapering; beak 1.2–2.2(–2.8) mm, 0.28–0.51 times as long as perigynia, margins serrulate, apex entire or bidentulate, teeth to 0.2 mm, 0–0.05 times as long as perigynia. Stigmas 2–3.4 mm. Achenes 1.7–2.2 × 0.7–1.1 mm, 1.9–2.9 times as long as wide. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 4: 258 1805 to Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 258 (1805), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Loncoperis bromoides (Willd.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (231 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex bromoides)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Loncoperis bromoides (Willd.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Loncoperis bromoides (Willd.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (231 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex bromoides)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Loncoperis bromoides (Willd.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Loncoperis bromoides (Willd.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online
