Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex chinensis Retz.
1675988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1675988)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
(1783). <em>Observationes botanicae.</em> 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12127501#page/2/mode/1up
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody, hard. Culms tufted, lateral, 20–60 cm tall, bluntly trigonous, smooth or...
Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody. Culms tufted, 20-55 cm tall, slender, obtusely trigonous, clothed at base with...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 3: 42. 1783 to Observ. Bot. 3: 42 (1783),...
Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody, hard. Culms tufted, lateral, 20–60 cm tall, bluntly trigonous, smooth or slightly rough, at the base with brown or dark-brown persistent leaf sheaths split into fibrous strips. Leaves longer than the culms; leaf blades 3–9 mm wide, herbaceous, flat-spreading, rough on the back and on the margins. Bracts leaf-like or short leaf-like, longer or shorter than the spikes, with a sheath, sheath 1–2.5(4) cm long. Spikes 4 or 5, distant from each other; terminal spike male, club-shaped cylindrical, 2–4 cm long, 2–4 mm wide; lateral spikes female, often with several male flowers at the apex and at the base, cylindrical or long-cylindrical, 2–5 cm long, 4–5 mm wide, flowers densely arranged, peduncles of spikes protruding from the bract sheaths, sometimes the uppermost ones enclosed in the bract sheaths. Male glumes long-elliptic-oblanceolate, lanceolate or narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 6.5–8 mm long, yellowish-white or pale yellowish-brown, apex rounded-obtuse or gradually acuminate, with 3 yellow mid-nerves on the back, extending into a short awn to a long awn. Female glumes ovate, long-ovate or obovate, 3–3.5 mm long (excluding awn), greenish-white, apex gradually acuminate, truncate or slightly emarginate, with 3 greenish-white mid-nerves on the back, extending into a rough long awn. Utricles rhomboid-ovoid-globose, bluntly trigonous, 2.8–4 mm long, shorter than the female glumes, pale yellowish-green, membranous, with many fine veins, sparsely covered with short soft hairs, base gradually narrowed into a short stalk, apex gradually narrowed into a beak 0.8–1 mm long, beak mouth with 2 small teeth. Nutlets tightly enclosed in the utricles, rhomboid-ovoid-globose, trigonous, 1.8–2.5 mm long, pale yellow, apex abruptly constricted into an annular disc, upper and lower faces of the angles depressed, base with a short stalk; base of style thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody. Culms tufted, 20-55 cm tall, slender, obtusely trigonous, clothed at base with...
Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody. Culms tufted, 20-55 cm tall, slender, obtusely trigonous, clothed at base with brown sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves longer than culm, blades light green, linear, 3-9 mm wide, leathery, margins scabrous. Involucral bracts shortly bladed, long sheathing. Spikes 4 or 5, distant; terminal spike usually male, rarely gynaecandrous, narrowly cylindric, 2.5-4.2 cm, peduncle 2.5-3.5 cm; lateral spikes female, usually with several male flowers at apex or base, subdensely flowered, peduncles erect, slender. Female glumes pale, oblong-lanceolate, rarely obovate-oblong, ca. 3 mm, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a scabrous long awn, apex truncate or sometimes emarginate or acuminate. Utricles yellow-green, longer than glume, obliquely patent, rhomboid or obovate, subinflated trigonous, 3-4 mm, membranous, sparsely puberulent, many veined, base gradually narrowed into a stipe, apex abruptly contracted into a beak of medium length, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlets tightly enveloped, rhomboid, trigonous, faces concave, apex abruptly contracted into a short beak, beak annulate at orifice; style base thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 3: 42. 1783 to Observ. Bot. 3: 42 (1783),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 3: 42. 1783 to Observ. Bot. 3: 42 (1783), 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 chinensis Retz.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1675988 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(1783). <em>Observationes botanicae.</em> 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12127501#page/2/mode/1up
page(s): 42 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Jin, X. F., Lu, Y. F. (2024). Taxonomy of Carex sect. Mitratae s.l. (Cyperaceae). [details] Available for editors 
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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 [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype S 09-45217, geounit China Southeast [details]
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Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody, hard. Culms tufted, lateral, 20–60 cm tall, bluntly trigonous, smooth or slightly rough, at the base with brown or dark-brown persistent leaf sheaths split into fibrous strips. Leaves longer than the culms; leaf blades 3–9 mm wide, herbaceous, flat-spreading, rough on the back and on the margins. Bracts leaf-like or short leaf-like, longer or shorter than the spikes, with a sheath, sheath 1–2.5(4) cm long. Spikes 4 or 5, distant from each other; terminal spike male, club-shaped cylindrical, 2–4 cm long, 2–4 mm wide; lateral spikes female, often with several male flowers at the apex and at the base, cylindrical or long-cylindrical, 2–5 cm long, 4–5 mm wide, flowers densely arranged, peduncles of spikes protruding from the bract sheaths, sometimes the uppermost ones enclosed in the bract sheaths. Male glumes long-elliptic-oblanceolate, lanceolate or narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 6.5–8 mm long, yellowish-white or pale yellowish-brown, apex rounded-obtuse or gradually acuminate, with 3 yellow mid-nerves on the back, extending into a short awn to a long awn. Female glumes ovate, long-ovate or obovate, 3–3.5 mm long (excluding awn), greenish-white, apex gradually acuminate, truncate or slightly emarginate, with 3 greenish-white mid-nerves on the back, extending into a rough long awn. Utricles rhomboid-ovoid-globose, bluntly trigonous, 2.8–4 mm long, shorter than the female glumes, pale yellowish-green, membranous, with many fine veins, sparsely covered with short soft hairs, base gradually narrowed into a short stalk, apex gradually narrowed into a beak 0.8–1 mm long, beak mouth with 2 small teeth. Nutlets tightly enclosed in the utricles, rhomboid-ovoid-globose, trigonous, 1.8–2.5 mm long, pale yellow, apex abruptly constricted into an annular disc, upper and lower faces of the angles depressed, base with a short stalk; base of style thickened; stigmas 3. [details]Description Rhizome short, obliquely ascending, woody. Culms tufted, 20-55 cm tall, slender, obtusely trigonous, clothed at base with brown sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves longer than culm, blades light green, linear, 3-9 mm wide, leathery, margins scabrous. Involucral bracts shortly bladed, long sheathing. Spikes 4 or 5, distant; terminal spike usually male, rarely gynaecandrous, narrowly cylindric, 2.5-4.2 cm, peduncle 2.5-3.5 cm; lateral spikes female, usually with several male flowers at apex or base, subdensely flowered, peduncles erect, slender. Female glumes pale, oblong-lanceolate, rarely obovate-oblong, ca. 3 mm, green 3-veined costa excurrent into a scabrous long awn, apex truncate or sometimes emarginate or acuminate. Utricles yellow-green, longer than glume, obliquely patent, rhomboid or obovate, subinflated trigonous, 3-4 mm, membranous, sparsely puberulent, many veined, base gradually narrowed into a stipe, apex abruptly contracted into a beak of medium length, orifice 2-toothed. Nutlets tightly enveloped, rhomboid, trigonous, faces concave, apex abruptly contracted into a short beak, beak annulate at orifice; style base thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 3: 42. 1783 to Observ. Bot. 3: 42 (1783), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex chinensis K000960934 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex chinensis K000960935 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex chinensis K000960934 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex chinensis K000960935 type 1)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
