Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Molliculae Ohwi
1774274 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774274)
accepted
Section
- Species Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Species Carex aphanolepis Franch. & Sav.
- Species Carex doniana Spreng.
- Species Carex huashanica Tang & F.T.Wang ex L.K.Dai
- Species Carex japonica Thunb.
- Species Carex liui T.Koyama & T.I.Chuang
- Species Carex mollicula Boott
- Species Carex phaenocarpa Franch.
- Species Carex pseudoaphanolepis Ohwi
- Species Carex radicina Z.P.Wang
- Species Carex remotistachya Y.Y.Zhou & X.F.Jin
- Species Carex seposita C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex streptorrhampha Nelmes
- Species Carex submollicula Tang & F.T.Wang ex L.K.Dai
- Species Carex subtransversa C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex albidibasis T.Koyama accepted as Carex japonica Thunb. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex arcuata Franch. accepted as Carex mollicula Boott
- Species Carex baviensis Franch. accepted as Carex japonica Thunb.
- Species Carex chlorostachys D.Don accepted as Carex doniana Spreng.
- Species Carex consocialis Steud. accepted as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Species Carex emodorum Spreng. accepted as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Species Carex hayatana Honda accepted as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Species Carex japoniciformis Nakai accepted as Carex japonica Thunb.
- Species Carex kawakamii Hayata accepted as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Species Carex macromollicula Nakai accepted as Carex mollicula Boott
- Species Carex motoskei Miq. accepted as Carex japonica Thunb.
- Species Carex patens Franch. accepted as Carex doniana Spreng.
- Species Carex phoenocarpa Franch. accepted as Carex phaenocarpa Franch. (orthographic variant)
- Species Carex pseudojaponica Hayata accepted as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
- Species Carex sasakii Hayata accepted as Carex doniana Spreng.
- Species Carex scabrisacca Ohwi & Ryu accepted as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex tokioensis Boeckeler accepted as Carex japonica Thunb.
- Species Carex trichostyles Franch. & Sav. accepted as Carex japonica Thunb.
- Species Carex vernicosa Franch. ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex aphanolepis Franch. & Sav.
- Species Carex zollingeri Kunze ex Steud. accepted as Carex doniana Spreng.
- Species Carex alopecuroides D.Don represented as Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor
terrestrial
Ohwi, J. (1936). Cyperaceae japonicae. I. A synopsis of the Caricoideae of Japan, including Kuriles, Saghalin, Korea and Formosa. Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto Imperial University. Series B, 11(5):229-529.
page(s): 275 [details]
page(s): 275 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Molliculae Ohwi. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774274 on 2026-09-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Ohwi, J. (1936). Cyperaceae japonicae. I. A synopsis of the Caricoideae of Japan, including Kuriles, Saghalin, Korea and Formosa. Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto Imperial University. Series B, 11(5):229-529.
page(s): 275 [details]
page(s): 275 [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 
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taxonomy source Lu, Y.; Jin, X.; Ikeda, H.; Yano, O.; Benítez‐Benítez, C.; Chen, W.; Liu, Y.; Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Yu, M. (2021). Revisiting of <i>Carex</i> sect. <i>Confertiflorae</i> s.l. (Cyperaceae): New data from molecular and morphological evidence and first insights on <i>Carex</i> biogeography in East Asia. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 59(4): 668-686., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jse.12795 [details] Available for editors [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 [request]
[request]taxonomy source Lu, Y.; Jin, X.; Ikeda, H.; Yano, O.; Benítez‐Benítez, C.; Chen, W.; Liu, Y.; Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Yu, M. (2021). Revisiting of <i>Carex</i> sect. <i>Confertiflorae</i> s.l. (Cyperaceae): New data from molecular and morphological evidence and first insights on <i>Carex</i> biogeography in East Asia. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 59(4): 668-686., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jse.12795 [details] Available for editors
[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
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