Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex lehmanniana Boott
1694682 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1694682)
accepted
Species
Carex lemanniana Boott · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
terrestrial
Boott, F. M. B. (1845). Caricis species novae vel minùs cognitae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1(26): 254-261., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8550179#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 256 [details]
page(s): 256 [details]
Lectotype K 000584603, geounit Ecuador
Lectotype K 000584603, geounit Ecuador [details]
Description Culms 45–110 cm × 4–5 mm. Basal sheaths reddish-brown. Leaves 35–121 cm × 5.1–8.0 mm largest ones, subequal or...
Distribution Northern Andes, from southern Ecuador (Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe) to central Colombia (Antioquia Department), apparently...
Etymology In honor of F.C. Lehmann (1850-1903), botanist and German consul in Colombia that conducted explorations throughout South...
Description Culms 45–110 cm × 4–5 mm. Basal sheaths reddish-brown. Leaves 35–121 cm × 5.1–8.0 mm largest ones, subequal or longer than the culms, oldest ones orangey-brownish at the base. Inflorescence racemose sometimes bearing smaller spikes on the base of the branches, 17.0–25.2(34.0) cm long, with 20–45(65) androgynous spikes, spreading or dropping. Proximal-most bract 10.5–35.0(55.3) cm × 2–7(13) mm, usually longer than the inflorescence. Spikes 2.6–6.6 cm × 3.8–9.7 mm, linear to oblong, densely flowered, the distal tip staminate, unbranched or 1-branched, with about 60–190 female flowers, peduncles smooth, mostly shorter than the spikes. Pistillate glumes 4.6–5.5 × 1.1–1.3 mm, lanceolate to ovate, acute, muticu-ous, purplish-black with a light-green middle longitudinal strip, hyaline margins extremely narrow or absent, when present all along the glume. Stigmas 2. Utricles 2.6–3.4 × 0.9–1.3 mm, elliptic, hispid on its upper third, greenish, nerves raised, constricted at the apex into a 0.4–0.8 mm long straight beak, ciliolate, conspicuous-ly bifid, teeth (0.1)0.2–0.4 mm. Nutlets 1.4–2.1 × 0.4(0.6)–1.0 mm, elliptic, not in-vaginated or just slightly curved. [details]
Distribution Northern Andes, from southern Ecuador (Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe) to central Colombia (Antioquia Department), apparently...
Distribution Northern Andes, from southern Ecuador (Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe) to central Colombia (Antioquia Department), apparently local in Venezuela. Citations from Peru (see Govaerts et al., 2016) may belong to C. canoi (see comments under this species) and those from Central America does to C. via-aquae. [details]
Etymology In honor of F.C. Lehmann (1850-1903), botanist and German consul in Colombia that conducted explorations throughout South...
Etymology In honor of F.C. Lehmann (1850-1903), botanist and German consul in Colombia that conducted explorations throughout South America, focusing on the collection of plants. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex lehmanniana Boott. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1694682 on 2026-06-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Boott, F. M. B. (1845). Caricis species novae vel minùs cognitae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1(26): 254-261., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8550179#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 256 [details]
page(s): 256 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Lois, R.; Reznicek, A. A.; González-Elizondo, M. S.; Cano, A.; Acedo, C.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2025). When basics are much needed: morphometric exploration of twenty-one known species of the Neotropical
<i>Carex</i>
sect.
<i>Fecundae</i>
(Cyperaceae) reveals eighteen neglected new species. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf097 [details] Available for editors 
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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): 121 [details]
page(s): 121 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype K 000584603, geounit Ecuador [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Culms 45–110 cm × 4–5 mm. Basal sheaths reddish-brown. Leaves 35–121 cm × 5.1–8.0 mm largest ones, subequal or longer than the culms, oldest ones orangey-brownish at the base. Inflorescence racemose sometimes bearing smaller spikes on the base of the branches, 17.0–25.2(34.0) cm long, with 20–45(65) androgynous spikes, spreading or dropping. Proximal-most bract 10.5–35.0(55.3) cm × 2–7(13) mm, usually longer than the inflorescence. Spikes 2.6–6.6 cm × 3.8–9.7 mm, linear to oblong, densely flowered, the distal tip staminate, unbranched or 1-branched, with about 60–190 female flowers, peduncles smooth, mostly shorter than the spikes. Pistillate glumes 4.6–5.5 × 1.1–1.3 mm, lanceolate to ovate, acute, muticu-ous, purplish-black with a light-green middle longitudinal strip, hyaline margins extremely narrow or absent, when present all along the glume. Stigmas 2. Utricles 2.6–3.4 × 0.9–1.3 mm, elliptic, hispid on its upper third, greenish, nerves raised, constricted at the apex into a 0.4–0.8 mm long straight beak, ciliolate, conspicuous-ly bifid, teeth (0.1)0.2–0.4 mm. Nutlets 1.4–2.1 × 0.4(0.6)–1.0 mm, elliptic, not in-vaginated or just slightly curved. [details]Distribution Northern Andes, from southern Ecuador (Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe) to central Colombia (Antioquia Department), apparently local in Venezuela. Citations from Peru (see Govaerts et al., 2016) may belong to C. canoi (see comments under this species) and those from Central America does to C. via-aquae. [details]
Etymology In honor of F.C. Lehmann (1850-1903), botanist and German consul in Colombia that conducted explorations throughout South America, focusing on the collection of plants. [details]
Habitat Marshy páramo forests and shrublands dominated by Chusquea and Hypericum. 2750–4000 m. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex lemanniana) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_lemanniana_NY11464_type_1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Carex lemanniana E00502225 isosyntype 1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex lemanniana K000584603 type 1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex lemanniana K000584604 type 1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex lemanniana) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_lemanniana_NY11464_type_1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Carex lemanniana E00502225 isosyntype 1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex lemanniana K000584603 type 1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex lemanniana K000584604 type 1) (from synonym Carex lemanniana Boott)
