Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Junciformes (Boeck.) Kük.
1774149 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774149)
accepted
Section
Carex aphylla Kunth (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Aciculares (Kük.) G.A.Wheeler · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Parvulae L.E.Mora & O.Rangel · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Aciculares Kük. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
- Species Carex acicularis Boott
- Species Carex allanii Hamlin
- Species Carex andina Phil.
- Species Carex aphylla Kunth
- Species Carex archeri Boott
- Species Carex argentina Barros
- Species Carex austroamericana G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex boelckeiana Barros
- Species Carex caduca Boott
- Species Carex camptoglochin V.I.Krecz.
- Species Carex chlorolepis Steud.
- Species Carex enysii Petrie
- Species Carex gibertii G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex herba-alpacae Jim.Mejías & A.Mor.Alons.
- Species Carex manuelbarrosii Jim.Mejías, Donadío, Muñoz-Schüler & A.Mor.Alons.
- Species Carex melliza A.Mor.Alons., Donadío & Jim.Mejías
- Species Carex minutissima Barros
- Species Carex moesta Kunth
- Species Carex molinae Phil.
- Species Carex moorei G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex nelmesiana Barros
- Species Carex patagonica Speg.
- Species Carex phalaroides Kunth
- Species Carex pungens Boeckeler
- Species Carex recondita Muñoz-Schüler, Martín-Bravo & Jim.Mejías
- Species Carex reicheana Boeckeler
- Species Carex sanctae-marthae L.E.Mora & J.O.Rangel
- Species Carex setifolia Kunze ex Kunth
- Species Carex sorianoi Barros
- Species Carex toroensis G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex transandina G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex trichodes Steud. ex Boott
- Species Carex vallis-pulchrae Phil.
- Species Carex via-incaica Jim.Mejías & Roalson
- Species Carex via-montana A.Mor.Alons. & Jim.Mejías
- Species Carex setifolia Kunze accepted as Carex setifolia Kunze ex Kunth (unaccepted > nomen nudum, in exsiccata)
- Species Carex trichodes Steud. ex Boeck. accepted as Carex trichodes Steud. ex Boott (Isonym)
- Species Carex via-montana A.Mor.Alons. & Jim.Mejías accepted as Carex via-montana A.Mor.Alons. & Jim.Mejías (unaccepted > invalid name, More than one holotype designated)
- Species Carex herbaalpacae represented as Carex herba-alpacae Jim.Mejías & A.Mor.Alons.
- Species Carex viamontana A.Mor.Alons. & Jim.Mejías represented as Carex via-montana A.Mor.Alons. & Jim.Mejías
terrestrial
Böckeler, O. (1875). Die Cyperaceen des königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin. <em>Linnaea.</em> 39(5): 1-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/122777#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 45; note: This is the original description for the original name Junciformes Boeckeler in Linnaea 39(5): 45. 1875. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 45; note: This is the original description for the original name Junciformes Boeckeler in Linnaea 39(5): 45. 1875. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Junciformes (Boeck.) Kük.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774149 on 2026-05-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Böckeler, O. (1875). Die Cyperaceen des königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin. <em>Linnaea.</em> 39(5): 1-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/122777#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 45; note: This is the original description for the original name Junciformes Boeckeler in Linnaea 39(5): 45. 1875. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Parvulae L.E.Mora & O.Rangel) Mora-Osejo, L. E.; Rangel Ch., O. (1983). Una nueva Cyperaceae de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia) y consideraciones fitogeográficas y sinecológicas sobre Carex L. <em>Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales.</em> 15(58): 13–21.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Carex subsect. Aciculares Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1899). Die Carex vegetation des aufsertropischen Südamerika (ausgenommen Paraguay and Südbrasilien). <em>Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.</em> 27(4). 497 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/209671
page(s): 538 [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 82 [details]
page(s): 45; note: This is the original description for the original name Junciformes Boeckeler in Linnaea 39(5): 45. 1875. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Parvulae L.E.Mora & O.Rangel) Mora-Osejo, L. E.; Rangel Ch., O. (1983). Una nueva Cyperaceae de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia) y consideraciones fitogeográficas y sinecológicas sobre Carex L. <em>Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales.</em> 15(58): 13–21.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Carex subsect. Aciculares Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1899). Die Carex vegetation des aufsertropischen Südamerika (ausgenommen Paraguay and Südbrasilien). <em>Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.</em> 27(4). 497 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/209671
page(s): 538 [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 82 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Morales-Alonso, A.; Muñoz-Schüler, P.; Pereira-Silva, L.; Donadío, S.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2024). A synopsis of <i>Carex</i> subgenus <i>Psyllophorae</i>, sect. <i>Junciformes</i> (Cyperaceae) in South America. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207(4): 321–361., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae038
note: Taxonomic revision of South American taxa [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Benítez-Benítez, C.; Otero, A.; Ford, K. A.; García-Moro, P.; Donadío, S.; Luceño, M.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2021). An Evolutionary Study of Carex Subg. Psyllophorae (Cyperaceae) Sheds Light on a Strikingly Disjunct Distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, With Emphasis on Its Patagonian Diversification. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 735302., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.735302 [details]
taxonomy source Roalson, E. H.; Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Hipp, A. L.; Benítez-Benítez, C.; Bruedere, L. P.; Chung, K.-S.; Escudero, M.; Ford, B. A.; Ford, K.; Gebauer, S.; Gehrke, B.; Hahn, M.; Hayat, M. Q.; Hoffmann, M. H.; Jin, X.-F.; Kim, S.; Larridon, I.; Léveillé-Bourre. (2021). A framework infrageneric classification of <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) and its organizing principles. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 59(4): 726-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12722 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Wheeler, G. A. (1989). The taxonomy of Carex sect.Aciculares (Cyperaceae) in South America. Systematic Botany, 14(2): 168-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/2418904 [details]
taxonomy source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Taxonomic revision of South American taxa [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Benítez-Benítez, C.; Otero, A.; Ford, K. A.; García-Moro, P.; Donadío, S.; Luceño, M.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2021). An Evolutionary Study of Carex Subg. Psyllophorae (Cyperaceae) Sheds Light on a Strikingly Disjunct Distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, With Emphasis on Its Patagonian Diversification. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 735302., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.735302 [details]
taxonomy source Roalson, E. H.; Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Hipp, A. L.; Benítez-Benítez, C.; Bruedere, L. P.; Chung, K.-S.; Escudero, M.; Ford, B. A.; Ford, K.; Gebauer, S.; Gehrke, B.; Hahn, M.; Hayat, M. Q.; Hoffmann, M. H.; Jin, X.-F.; Kim, S.; Larridon, I.; Léveillé-Bourre. (2021). A framework infrageneric classification of <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) and its organizing principles. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 59(4): 726-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12722 [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Wheeler, G. A. (1989). The taxonomy of Carex sect.Aciculares (Cyperaceae) in South America. Systematic Botany, 14(2): 168-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/2418904 [details]
taxonomy source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation
Morales-Alonso, A.; Muñoz-Schüler, P.; Pereira-Silva, L.; Donadío, S.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2024). A synopsis of <i>Carex</i> subgenus <i>Psyllophorae</i>, sect. <i>Junciformes</i> (Cyperaceae) in South America. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207(4): 321–361., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae038
page(s): 346 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 346 [details] Available for editors
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Original Combination Original name:Junciformes Boeckeler in Linnaea 39(5): 45. 1875. [unranked] [details]
