Cyperaceae name details
Carex sect. CapitataClade
1774160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774160)
temporary name
Section
Carex sect. Capituligerae Kük. · unaccepted
Carex sect. Longespicatae Kük. · unaccepted
Carex sect. Obtusatae (Tuck.) Mack. · unaccepted
Carex sect. Orthocerates W.D.J. Koch · unaccepted
Carex sect. Petraeae (O.Lang.) Kük. · unaccepted
- Species Carex arctogena Harry Sm.
- Species Carex argunensis Turcz. ex Trevir.
- Species Carex capitata Sol.
- Species Carex hopeiensis F.T.Wang & Tang
- Species Carex microglochin Wahlenb.
- Species Carex monostachya A.Rich.
- Species Carex motuoensis Y.C.Yang
- Species Carex nardina (Hornem.) Fr.
- Species Carex obtusata Lilj.
- Species Carex oreophila C.A.Mey.
- Species Carex runssoroensis K.Schum.
- Species Carex rupestris All.
terrestrial
Not documented
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. CapitataClade. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774160 on 2026-05-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carex sect. Orthocerates W.D.J. Koch) Schrader, H. A. (1806). Flora Germanica. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6083888#page/10/mode/1up
page(s): 748 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Capituligerae 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): 495 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Longespicatae Kük.) 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): 69 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Obtusatae (Tuck.) Mack.) Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam.
page(s): 8; note: This is the original description for the original name Obtusatae Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 8. 1843. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Petraeae (O.Lang.) Kük.) Lang, O.F. (1851). Caricineae Germanicae et Scandinavicae. <em>Linnaea.</em> 24: 481-624., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35226873
page(s): 501; note: This is the original description for the original name Petraeae O.Lang. in Linnaea 24: 501. 1851. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 748 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Capituligerae 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): 495 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Longespicatae Kük.) 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): 69 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Obtusatae (Tuck.) Mack.) Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam.
page(s): 8; note: This is the original description for the original name Obtusatae Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 8. 1843. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Petraeae (O.Lang.) Kük.) Lang, O.F. (1851). Caricineae Germanicae et Scandinavicae. <em>Linnaea.</em> 24: 481-624., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35226873
page(s): 501; note: This is the original description for the original name Petraeae O.Lang. in Linnaea 24: 501. 1851. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Taxonomy
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 
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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]
[request]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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