Cyperaceae taxon details
Bolboschoenus medianus (V.J.Cook) Soják
1678638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678638)
accepted
Species
Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook · unaccepted
recent only
(of Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook) Cook, V.J. (1947). Descriptions of New Species of Scirpus. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> Vol. 76, part 4, pp. 567-571., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1946-76.2.9.52
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Description Rhizomatous perennial. Culms 70–150 cm high, 4–5 mm diam., scabrid on the angles above. Leaves 6–8 mm wide....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update name published In from Uas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Pášr. 141(1-2): 63. 1972 to Čas. Nár....
Description Rhizomatous perennial. Culms 70–150 cm high, 4–5 mm diam., scabrid on the angles above. Leaves 6–8 mm wide. Inflorescence with 4–6 branches 2–10 cm long, bearing clusters of 1–6 spikelets; involucral bracts 15–25 cm long. Spikelets 1–1.5 (-2) cm long. Glumes c. 7 mm long (plus mucro c. 2 mm long), yellow-brown. Hypogynous bristles no more than two-thirds as long as nut, often deciduous. Style 2- or 3-fid. Nut plano-convex or trigonous with concave faces, 3–4 mm long, 2–2.5 mm diam., dark red-brown to black, shining, mostly not obviously reticulate. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update name published In from Uas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Pášr. 141(1-2): 63. 1972 to Čas. Nár....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update name published In from Uas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Pášr. 141(1-2): 63. 1972 to Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 141: 63 (1972), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021; changed by Zdenka Hroudová 2026; More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Bolboschoenus medianus (V.J.Cook) Soják. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678638 on 2026-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook) Cook, V.J. (1947). Descriptions of New Species of Scirpus. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> Vol. 76, part 4, pp. 567-571., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1946-76.2.9.52
page(s): 569 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Soják, J. (1972). Notes on some Asian and North American Cyperaceae. <em>Časopis Národního Muzea.</em> 141: 62-63.
page(s): 63 [details]
page(s): 569 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Soják, J. (1972). Notes on some Asian and North American Cyperaceae. <em>Časopis Národního Muzea.</em> 141: 62-63.
page(s): 63 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Isotype (of Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook) AK 61798, geounit North Island [details]
Unknown type PRC 445655, geounit Australia [details]
Unknown type PRC 445657, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizomatous perennial. Culms 70–150 cm high, 4–5 mm diam., scabrid on the angles above. Leaves 6–8 mm wide. Inflorescence with 4–6 branches 2–10 cm long, bearing clusters of 1–6 spikelets; involucral bracts 15–25 cm long. Spikelets 1–1.5 (-2) cm long. Glumes c. 7 mm long (plus mucro c. 2 mm long), yellow-brown. Hypogynous bristles no more than two-thirds as long as nut, often deciduous. Style 2- or 3-fid. Nut plano-convex or trigonous with concave faces, 3–4 mm long, 2–2.5 mm diam., dark red-brown to black, shining, mostly not obviously reticulate. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update name published In from Uas. Nšr. Mus., Odd. Pášr. 141(1-2): 63. 1972 to Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 141: 63 (1972), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021; changed by Zdenka Hroudová 2026; More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To JSTOR Global Plants (Scirpus medianus AK61798 isotype 1) (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To JSTOR Global Plants (Scirpus medianus AK61798 isotype 1) (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus medianus V.J.Cook)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
