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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex sect. Uncinia (Pers.) Baill.

1774202  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774202)

  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. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Uncinia (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. Uncinia (Section)
accepted
Section
Uncinia Pers. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Uncinia sect. Americanae C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Uncinia sect. Australienses C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Uncinia sect. Patagonicae C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Uncinia sect. Platyandrae C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Uncinia sect. Uncinia · unaccepted > homotypic synonym

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  1. Species Carex ×rubrovaginata (Hamlin) K.A.Ford
  2. Species Carex aspericaulis (G.A.Wheeler) J.R.Starr
  3. Species Carex astricta K.A.Ford
  4. Species Carex auceps (de Lange & Heenan) K.A.Ford
  5. Species Carex aucklandica (Hamlin) K.A.Ford
  6. Species Carex austrocompacta K.L.Wilson
  7. Species Carex austrosulcata K.L.Wilson
  8. Species Carex austrotenella K.L.Wilson
  9. Species Carex banksiana K.A.Ford
  10. Species Carex brevicaulis Thouars
  11. Species Carex cheesemaniana (Boeckeler) K.A.Ford
  12. Species Carex corynoidea K.A.Ford
  13. Species Carex crispa K.A.Ford
  14. Species Carex cyanea K.A.Ford
  15. Species Carex dawsonii (Hamlin) K.L.Wilson
  16. Species Carex debilior (F.Muell.) K.L.Wilson
  17. Species Carex de-la-costa Kuntze
  18. Species Carex dikei (Nelmes) K.L.Wilson
  19. Species Carex dolichophylla J.R.Starr
  20. Species Carex drucei (Hamlin) K.A.Ford
  21. Species Carex ecuadorensis (G.A.Wheeler & Goetgh.) J.R.Starr
  22. Species Carex edura K.A.Ford
  23. Species Carex egmontiana (Hamlin) K.A.Ford
  24. Species Carex erebus K.A.Ford
  25. Species Carex erinacea Cav.
  26. Species Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
  27. Species Carex fernandesiana (Nees ex Boeckeler) J.R.Starr
  28. Species Carex firmula (Kük.) J.R.Starr
  29. Species Carex flaccida (S.T.Blake) K.L.Wilson
  30. Species Carex goetghebeurii J.R.Starr
  31. Species Carex hamata Sw.
  32. Species Carex hamlinii K.A.Ford
  33. Species Carex healyi K.A.Ford
  34. Species Carex horizontalis (Colenso) K.A.Ford
  35. Species Carex imbecilla K.A.Ford
  36. Species Carex kingii (R.Br. ex Boott) Reznicek
  37. Species Carex koyamae (Gómez-Laur.) J.R.Starr
  38. Species Carex laegaardii J.R.Starr
  39. Species Carex lechleriana (Steud.) J.R.Starr
  40. Species Carex lectissima K.A.Ford
  41. Species Carex longifructus (Kük.) K.A.Ford
  42. Species Carex macloviformis (G.A.Wheeler) J.R.Starr
  43. Species Carex macrotrichoides J.R.Starr
  44. Species Carex madida J.R.Starr
  45. Species Carex megalepis K.A.Ford
  46. Species Carex meridensis (Steyerm.) J.R.Starr
  47. Species Carex minor (Kük.) K.A.Ford
  48. Species Carex multifaria (Nees ex Boott) J.R.Starr
  49. Species Carex negeri (Kük.) J.R.Starr
  50. Species Carex nemoralis (K.L.Wilson) K.L.Wilson
  51. Species Carex obtusifolia (Heenan) K.A.Ford
  52. Species Carex papualpina K.L.Wilson
  53. Species Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
  54. Species Carex penalpina K.A.Ford
  55. Species Carex perplexa (Heenan & de Lange) K.A.Ford
  56. Species Carex phleoides Cav.
  57. Species Carex plurinervata J.R.Starr
  58. Species Carex potens K.A.Ford
  59. Species Carex punicea K.A.Ford
  60. Species Carex purpurata (Petrie) K.A.Ford
  61. Species Carex quinquin Jim.Mejías & Dorr
  62. Species Carex rapaensis (H.St.John) K.L.Wilson
  63. Species Carex salticola J.R.Starr
  64. Species Carex scabrida J.R.Starr
  65. Species Carex sclerophylla (Nelmes) K.L.Wilson
  66. Species Carex silvestris (Hamlin) K.A.Ford
  67. Species Carex strictissima (Kük.) K.A.Ford
  68. Species Carex subsacculata (G.A.Wheeler & Goetgh.) J.R.Starr
  69. Species Carex subtilis K.A.Ford
  70. Species Carex subtrigona (Nelmes) K.L.Wilson
  71. Species Carex subviridis K.A.Ford
  72. Species Carex triangula J.R.Starr
  73. Species Carex turbaria J.R.Starr
  74. Species Carex umbricola K.L.Wilson
  75. Species Carex uncinata L.f.
  76. Species Carex wheeleri J.R.Starr
  77. Species Carex zotovii (Hamlin) K.A.Ford
  78. Species Carex auceps (de Lange & Heenan) K.A.Ford & Heenan (uncertain > unassessed)
terrestrial
(of Uncinia Pers.) Persoon, C. H. (1807). Synopsis plantarum,seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. 2: 1-656. Parisiis Lutetiorum, Tubingae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/235334
page(s): 534 [details] 
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Uncinia (Pers.) Baill.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774202 on 2026-04-28
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2024-10-08 06:56:52Z
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Márquez-Corro, José Ignacio
2025-06-13 04:33:33Z
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Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro
2026-04-09 10:46:32Z
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Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro

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Nomenclature

original description (of Uncinia Pers.) Persoon, C. H. (1807). Synopsis plantarum,seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. 2: 1-656. Parisiis Lutetiorum, Tubingae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/235334
page(s): 534 [details] 

original description (of Uncinia sect. Australienses C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847
page(s): 142 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Uncinia sect. Platyandrae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1883). On Hemicarex Benth., and its allies. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 20: 374-403., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/236958#page/381/mode/1up
page(s): 396 [details] 

original description (of Uncinia sect. Americanae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847
page(s): 138 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Uncinia sect. Patagonicae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847
page(s): 137 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Uncinia sect. Stenandrae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1883). On Hemicarex Benth., and its allies. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 20: 374-403., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/236958#page/381/mode/1up
page(s): 389 [details] 

new combination reference Baillon, H. (1894). Histoire des Plantes. XII. Cyperaceae. , Paris. p. 335-382.
page(s): 345 [details] 

Taxonomy

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  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Global Carex Group. (2015). Making <i>Carex</i> monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 179(1): 1-42., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12298 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source García-Moro, P.; Otero, A.; Benítez-Benítez, C.; Costa, L.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Naczi, R. F. C.; Reznicek, A. A.; Roalson, E. H.; Starr, J. R.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2022). Biogeography and systematics of Carex subgenus Uncinia (Cyperaceae): A unique radiation for the genus Carex in the Southern Hemisphere. Taxon, 71(3): 587-607., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12678 [details] 

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uncinia) (from synonym Uncinia Pers.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Uncinia sect. Australienses C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Uncinia sect. Platyandrae C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Uncinia sect. Uncinia)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Uncinia Pers.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Uncinia Pers.)
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