Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Ceratocystis Dumort.
1774355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774355)
accepted
Section
Carex flava L. (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Flavae Heuff. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Fulvellae (Fr. ex L.H.Bailey) Meinsh · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Hostianae (T.V.Egorova) Danylyk & Jac.Koopman · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Nastantha (Börner) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted (nomen superfluum)
Carex sect. Odontostomae (Asch.) Pax · unaccepted (nomen superfluum)
Carex sect. Propriae C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Carex sect. Tristimex Raf. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Hostianae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Proteocarpus subg. Nastantha Börner · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
- Species Carex ×alsatica Zahn
- Species Carex ×derelicta Štěpánková
- Species Carex ×dyrrachiensis Nelmes
- Species Carex ×fulva Gooden.
- Species Carex ×helenae Jac.Koopman, Beusekom & Waltje
- Species Carex ×leutzii Kneuck.
- Species Carex ×pauliana F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex ×ruedtii Kneuck.
- Species Carex ×schatzii Kneuck.
- Species Carex ×subviridula Fernald
- Species Carex ×xanthocarpa Degl.
- Species Carex castroviejoi Luceño & Jim.Mejías
- Species Carex cataractae R.Br.
- Species Carex cryptolepis Mack.
- Species Carex demissa Hornem.
- Species Carex flava L.
- Species Carex flaviformis Nelmes
- Species Carex hostiana DC.
- Species Carex larensis Steyerm.
- Species Carex lepidocarpa Tausch
- Species Carex lutea LeBlond
- Species Carex monotropa Nelmes
- Species Carex nevadensis Boiss. & Reut.
- Species Carex oederi Retz.
- Species Carex sagei Phil.
- Species Carex saxilittoralis A.Robertson
- Species Carex viridistellata Derieg, Reznicek & Bruederle
- Species Carex fulva Gooden. represented as Carex ×fulva Gooden.
- Species Carex xanthocarpa Degl. represented as Carex ×xanthocarpa Degl.
terrestrial
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 147 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Ceratocystis Dumort.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774355 on 2026-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Propriae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1894). Cyperaceae. <em>Flora of British India.</em> 6(20): 587-748., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/356279#page/591/mode/1up
page(s): 700 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Fulvellae (Fr. ex L.H.Bailey) Meinsh) Bailey, L. H. (1886). A preliminary synopsis of the genus Carex. Notes on Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the American bibliography of the genus. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 22: 59-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053987#page/73/mode/1up
page(s): 112; note: This is the original description for the original name Fulvellae Fr. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 112. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Flavae Heuff.) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in Regnis Hungariae, Slavoniae, Croatiae nec non magno Transylvaniae Principatu sponte nascentes enumeratae ac digestae. <em>Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók Temesvárott tartott negyedik nagy-gyűlésének munkálatai.</em> 113-119.
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Longirostratae Trabut in Battandier & Trabut) Battandier, J. A. & Trabut, L. C. (1895). Flore de l'Algerie. [Ancienne flore d'Alger transformée], contenant la description de toutes les plantes signalées jusqu'à ce jour comme spontanèes en Algérie / par Battandier et Trabut professeurs à l'École de Mèdecine et de Pharmacie d'Alger. Monocotylédones. 2., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/10767/?offset=#page=3&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Odontostomae (Asch.) Pax) Ascherson, P. F. A. (1864). Flora der Provinz Brandenburg, der Altmark und des Herzogthums Magdeburg. Zum Gebrauche in Schulen und auf Exkursionen / bearbeitet von Dr. Paul Ascherson. Erste Abtheilung. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/12097/?offset=
page(s): 787; note: This is the original description for the original name Odontostomae Asch., Fl. Brandenburg 1(2): 787. 1864. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Proteocarpus subg. Nastantha Börner) Börner, C. (1913). Botanisch-Systematische Notizen. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen.</em> 21: 245-282., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33555692
page(s): 267 [details]
original description (of Carex subsect. Hostianae T.V.Egorova) Egorova, T. V. (1985). The new taxa of the genus Carex (Cyperaceae). <em>Botanicheskii Zhurnal.</em> 70(11): 1549-1554., available online at https://archive.org/details/botanicheskii-zhurnal-1985_11/page/n115/mode/2up
page(s): 1551 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Propriae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1894). Cyperaceae. <em>Flora of British India.</em> 6(20): 587-748., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/356279#page/591/mode/1up
page(s): 700 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Fulvellae (Fr. ex L.H.Bailey) Meinsh) Bailey, L. H. (1886). A preliminary synopsis of the genus Carex. Notes on Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the American bibliography of the genus. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 22: 59-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053987#page/73/mode/1up
page(s): 112; note: This is the original description for the original name Fulvellae Fr. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 112. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Flavae Heuff.) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in Regnis Hungariae, Slavoniae, Croatiae nec non magno Transylvaniae Principatu sponte nascentes enumeratae ac digestae. <em>Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók Temesvárott tartott negyedik nagy-gyűlésének munkálatai.</em> 113-119.
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Longirostratae Trabut in Battandier & Trabut) Battandier, J. A. & Trabut, L. C. (1895). Flore de l'Algerie. [Ancienne flore d'Alger transformée], contenant la description de toutes les plantes signalées jusqu'à ce jour comme spontanèes en Algérie / par Battandier et Trabut professeurs à l'École de Mèdecine et de Pharmacie d'Alger. Monocotylédones. 2., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/10767/?offset=#page=3&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Odontostomae (Asch.) Pax) Ascherson, P. F. A. (1864). Flora der Provinz Brandenburg, der Altmark und des Herzogthums Magdeburg. Zum Gebrauche in Schulen und auf Exkursionen / bearbeitet von Dr. Paul Ascherson. Erste Abtheilung. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/12097/?offset=
page(s): 787; note: This is the original description for the original name Odontostomae Asch., Fl. Brandenburg 1(2): 787. 1864. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Proteocarpus subg. Nastantha Börner) Börner, C. (1913). Botanisch-Systematische Notizen. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen.</em> 21: 245-282., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33555692
page(s): 267 [details]
original description (of Carex subsect. Hostianae T.V.Egorova) Egorova, T. V. (1985). The new taxa of the genus Carex (Cyperaceae). <em>Botanicheskii Zhurnal.</em> 70(11): 1549-1554., available online at https://archive.org/details/botanicheskii-zhurnal-1985_11/page/n115/mode/2up
page(s): 1551 [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.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Luceño, M. (2012). Systematics and taxonomy of Carex sect. Ceratocystis (cyperaceae) in Europe: A molecular and cytogenetic approach. Systematic Botany, 37(2): 382-398., available online at https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X635449 [details] Available for editors [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 [request]
[request]taxonomy source Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Luceño, M. (2012). Systematics and taxonomy of Carex sect. Ceratocystis (cyperaceae) in Europe: A molecular and cytogenetic approach. Systematic Botany, 37(2): 382-398., available online at https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X635449 [details] Available for editors
[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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subsequent type designation
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 147 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sect. Propriae C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sect. Tristimex Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sect. Hostianae (T.V.Egorova) Danylyk & Jac.Koopman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Hostianae T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sect. Tristimex Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sect. Hostianae (T.V.Egorova) Danylyk & Jac.Koopman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Hostianae T.V.Egorova)
