Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex melanocystis É.Desv.
1677650 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677650)
accepted
Species
Carex incurva var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex incurva var. misera (Kük.) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex maritima var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Fernald · unaccepted
Carex maritima var. misera Fernald · unaccepted
Carex melanocystis var. misera Kük. · unaccepted
Carex melanostylis Desv. · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Carex misera Phil. · unaccepted > later homonym
Carex oligantha Phil. · unaccepted > later homonym
Carex psammogaea Steud. · unaccepted
- Variety Carex melanocystis var. misera Kük. accepted as Carex melanocystis É.Desv.
terrestrial
Gay, C. (1854). Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce anos de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40983451#page/5/mode/1up
page(s): 203 [details]
page(s): 203 [details]
Holotype P 032665, geounit Chile South
Holotype P 032665, geounit Chile South [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex melanocystis É.Desv.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677650 on 2026-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Gay, C. (1854). Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce anos de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40983451#page/5/mode/1up
page(s): 203 [details]
original description (of Carex psammogaea Steud.) Steudel, E. G. (1855). Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. II. Cyperaceae. Metzler. Stuttgart. 246 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44896084#page/8/mode/1up
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Carex oligantha Phil.) Philippi, R. A. (1891). Catalogus praevius plantarum in itinere ad Tarapacá a Friderico Philippi lectarum. <em>Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile, Segunda Sección, Botánica.</em> 94 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34898778#page/2/mode/1up
page(s): 80 [details]
original description (of Carex misera Phil.) Philippi, R.A. (1860). Reise durch die Wueste Atacama auf Befehl der chilenischen Regierung im Sommer 1853–54 unternommen und beschrieben. [Journey through the Atacama Desert undertaken and described on the orders of the Chilean government in the summer of 1853–54.]. <em>Published simultaneously in Spanish: Viage al desierto de Atacama hecho de orden del gobierno de Chile en el verano 1853–1854. viii + 236 pp., 1 map, 27 pls. Halle: Eduard Anton.</em> x + 192 + 62 pp., 1 map, 27 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725311
page(s): 53 [details]
page(s): 203 [details]
original description (of Carex psammogaea Steud.) Steudel, E. G. (1855). Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. II. Cyperaceae. Metzler. Stuttgart. 246 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44896084#page/8/mode/1up
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Carex oligantha Phil.) Philippi, R. A. (1891). Catalogus praevius plantarum in itinere ad Tarapacá a Friderico Philippi lectarum. <em>Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile, Segunda Sección, Botánica.</em> 94 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34898778#page/2/mode/1up
page(s): 80 [details]
original description (of Carex misera Phil.) Philippi, R.A. (1860). Reise durch die Wueste Atacama auf Befehl der chilenischen Regierung im Sommer 1853–54 unternommen und beschrieben. [Journey through the Atacama Desert undertaken and described on the orders of the Chilean government in the summer of 1853–54.]. <em>Published simultaneously in Spanish: Viage al desierto de Atacama hecho de orden del gobierno de Chile en el verano 1853–1854. viii + 236 pp., 1 map, 27 pls. Halle: Eduard Anton.</em> x + 192 + 62 pp., 1 map, 27 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6725311
page(s): 53 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Márquez-Corro, J. I.; Donadío, S.; Roalson, E. H.; Naczi, R. F. C. (2021). A synopsis of the androgynous species of <i>Carex</i> subgenus <i>Vignea</i> (Cyperaceae) in South America. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 196(2): 188-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa100 [details]
taxonomy source Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Morales-Alonso, A.; Oleas, N. H.; Sánchez, E.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Masa-Iranzo, I.; Meseguer, A. S. (2023). New relevant chorological and conservation data on Carex (Cyperaceae) and Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Ecuador. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11: e99603., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.E99603 [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Morales-Alonso, A.; Oleas, N. H.; Sánchez, E.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Masa-Iranzo, I.; Meseguer, A. S. (2023). New relevant chorological and conservation data on Carex (Cyperaceae) and Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Ecuador. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11: e99603., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.E99603 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Jiménez-Mejías, P.; García-Moro, P.; Camilo, A. A.; Mazzei, P. M.; Escudero, M.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Cano, A. (2026). A commented checklist and key for the genus <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) in Peru. <em>PhytoKeys.</em> 271: 93-144., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.271.178418 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype P 032665, geounit Chile South [details]
Isotype (of Carex oligantha Phil.) US 00087249, geounit Magallanes, Chili [details]
Unknown type (of Carex misera Phil.) SGO 000000860, geounit Chile North [details]
Unknown type (of Carex psammogaea Steud.) P 00306909, geounit Chile South [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology note From the Greek melano, black, and kystis, bladder, presumably in reference to the darkened ripe utricles that some populations of this species may develop. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Carex oligantha Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex psammogaea Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex melanocystis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex misera) (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanostylis Desv.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex psammogaea Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex oligantha Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex incurva var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex incurva var. misera (Kük.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex maritima var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex maritima var. misera Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanocystis var. misera Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanocystis var. misera Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex maritima var. misera Fernald)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex maritima var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Fernald)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex incurva var. misera (Kük.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex incurva var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex oligantha Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex psammogaea Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanostylis Desv.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex psammogaea Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex melanocystis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex misera) (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanostylis Desv.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex psammogaea Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex oligantha Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex incurva var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex incurva var. misera (Kük.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex maritima var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex maritima var. misera Fernald)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex melanocystis var. misera Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanocystis var. misera Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex maritima var. misera Fernald)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex maritima var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Fernald)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex incurva var. misera (Kük.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex incurva var. melanocystis (É.Desv.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex oligantha Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex psammogaea Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex misera Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex melanostylis Desv.)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
