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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex gayana Desv.

1677779 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677779)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cyperoideae (Subfamily)
  12. Cariceae (Tribe)
  13. Carex (Genus)
  14. Carex subg. Vignea (Subgenus)
  15. Carex sect. AnnectensClade (Section)
  16. Carex gayana (Species)
accepted
Species
Carex sect. AnnectensClade
Carex diclina Phil. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex gayana var. densa Kük. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex gayana var. rufa Kük. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex gayana var. taurina (Phil.) Kük. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym (nom. illeg.)
Carex nitens Phil. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex schedonautos Steud. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex taurina Phil. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym

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  1. Variety Carex gayana var. densa Kük. accepted as Carex gayana Desv. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  2. Variety Carex gayana var. gayana accepted as Carex gayana Desv.
  3. Variety Carex gayana var. hyalina L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex praegracilis W.Boott (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  4. Variety Carex gayana var. rufa Kük. accepted as Carex gayana Desv. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  5. Variety Carex gayana var. schedonautos (Steud.) Kük. accepted as Carex gayana Desv.
  6. Variety Carex gayana var. taurina (Phil.) Kük. accepted as Carex gayana Desv. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym, nom. illeg.)
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): 205 [details] 
Lectotype  (of Carex diclina Phil.) SGO 000000838,...  
Lectotype (of Carex diclina Phil.) SGO 000000838, geounit Chile Central [details]
Lectotype (of Carex taurina Phil.) SGO 000000889, geounit Chile Central [details]
Lectotype (of Carex gayana var. densa Kük.) SGO 000000846, geounit Chile Central [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex gayana Desv.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677779 on 2026-07-09
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2023-09-06 07:28:28Z
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Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro
2024-12-10 11:47:54Z
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Márquez-Corro, José Ignacio

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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): 205 [details] 

original description (of Carex diclina Phil.) Philippi, R. A. (1865). Plantarum novarum Chilensium centuriae, inclusis quibusdam Mendocinis et Patagonicis. <em>Linnaea.</em> 33: 1-308., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/118883
page(s): 271 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carex schedonautos 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): 189 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carex taurina Phil.) Philippi, R.A. (1896). Plantas nuevas chilenas. <em>Anales de la Universidad de Chile.</em> 93: 475-506., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49930244#page/515/mode/1up
page(s): 489 [details] 

original description (of Carex nitens Phil.) Philippi, R. A. (1873). Descripcion de las plantas nuevas incorporadas ultimamente en el herbario chileno. <em>Anales de la Universidad de Chile.</em> 479-584., available online at https://anales.uchile.cl/index.php/ANUC/article/view/26663/28237
page(s): 557 [details] 

original description (of Carex gayana var. densa Kük.) Kükenthal, G. ((1899)1900). Die Carex-Vegetation des aussertropischen Südamerika (ausgenommen Paraguay und Südbrasilien). <em>Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.</em> 27: 485-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/210229#page/499/mode/1up
page(s): 501 [details] OpenAccess publication

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Muñoz-Schüler, P.; García-Moro, P.; Márquez-Corro, J. I.; Penneckamp, D.; Sanz-Arnal, M.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2023). The genus Carex (Cyperaceae) in Chile: a general update of its knowledge, with an identification key [El género Carex (Cyperaceae) en Chile: una actualización general de su conocimiento, con una clave de identificación]. Gayana - Botanica, 80(2): 103-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-66432023000200103 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] OpenAccess publication

Other

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
page(s): 111 [details] 

subsequent type designation 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] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Epitype SGO 000000845, geounit Chile Central [details]
Lectotype (of Carex diclina Phil.) SGO 000000838, geounit Chile Central [details]
Lectotype (of Carex taurina Phil.) SGO 000000889, geounit Chile Central [details]
Lectotype (of Carex gayana var. densa Kük.) SGO 000000846, geounit Chile Central [details]
Syntype F 0BN013393, geounit Chile [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology note Commemorating Claude Gay, 1800–1873, a French botanist who studied the Chilean flora. [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex taurina Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carex nitens Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex diclina Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carex schedonautos Steud.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex gayana) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex diclina Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex schedonautos Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex taurina Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex gayana var. densa Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex gayana var. rufa Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex gayana var. schedonautos (Steud.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex gayana var. taurina (Phil.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex nitens Phil.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex diclina Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex schedonautos Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex taurina Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex gayana var. densa Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex nitens Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex gayana var. taurina (Phil.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex gayana var. schedonautos (Steud.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex gayana var. rufa Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex gayana var. gayana)
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