Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort.
1774368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774368)
accepted
Section
Carex montana L. (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Lasiocarpae Heuff. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Montanae (Fr.) Mack. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Piluliferae G.Don · unaccepted
Carex sect. Sphaeridiophorae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Supinae Meinsh. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Trichocarpae Heuff. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
- Species Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng.
- Species Carex amgunensis F.Schmidt
- Species Carex austrodeflexa P.D.McMillan, Sorrie & van Eerden
- Species Carex austrolucorum (Rettig) D.B.Poind. & Naczi
- Species Carex bajacalifornica Zika
- Species Carex brainerdii Mack.
- Species Carex chinganensis Litv.
- Species Carex chinoi Ohwi ex T.Koyama
- Species Carex communis L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex cryptosperma Zika, D.S.Bell & L.J.Gross
- Species Carex deflexa Hornem.
- Species Carex floridana Schwein.
- Species Carex fritschii Waisb.
- Species Carex geophila Mack.
- Species Carex glacialis Mack.
- Species Carex globosa Boott
- Species Carex inops L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex korshinskyi Kom.
- Species Carex leucantha Arn. ex Boott
- Species Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link
- Species Carex malyschevii T.V.Egorova
- Species Carex microrhyncha Mack.
- Species Carex montana L.
- Species Carex nigromarginata Schwein.
- Species Carex novae-angliae Schwein.
- Species Carex olivieri H.Lév.
- Species Carex peckii Howe
- Species Carex pensylvanica Lam.
- Species Carex pilulifera L.
- Species Carex pityophila Mack.
- Species Carex pseudosupina Y.C.Tang ex L.K.Dai
- Species Carex punicola D.B.Poind., Jim.Mejías & M.Escudero
- Species Carex reznicekii Werier
- Species Carex rossii Boott
- Species Carex serpenticola Zika
- Species Carex shanensis C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex supina Willd. ex Wahlenb.
- Species Carex tonsa (Fernald) E.P.Bicknell
- Species Carex tricolor Velen.
- Species Carex turbinata Liebm.
- Species Carex umbellata Willd.
- Species Carex ungurensis Litv.
- Species Carex xerophila Janeway & Zika
- Species Carex zekogensis Y.C.Yang
- Species Carex zikae Roalson & Waterway
- Species Carex hypsipedos auct. accepted as Carex punicola D.B.Poind., Jim.Mejías & M.Escudero (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Carex lucorum Willd. accepted as Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Carex riloensis Stoeva & E.D.Popova accepted as Carex tricolor Velen. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
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. Acrocystis Dumort.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774368 on 2026-05-12
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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. Lamprochlaenae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 10; note: This is the original description for the original name Lamprochlaenae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 10. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Sphaeridiophorae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 9; note: This is the original description for the original name Sphaeridiophorae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 9. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Trichocarpae 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): 119 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lasiocarpae 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): 117 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Montanae (Fr.) Mack.) Fries, E. (1835). Flora Scanicam. Uppsaliae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32701005
page(s): 187, 188; note: This is the original description for the original name Montanae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187, 188. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Supinae Meinsh.) Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands, insbesondere nach den Herbarien der Akademie der Wissenschaften. <em>Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada.</em> 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4079564
page(s): 284 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Piluliferae G.Don) Loudon, J.C. (1830). Hortus Britannicus: a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10904178
page(s): 376 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 10; note: This is the original description for the original name Lamprochlaenae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 10. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Sphaeridiophorae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 9; note: This is the original description for the original name Sphaeridiophorae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 9. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Trichocarpae 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): 119 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lasiocarpae 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): 117 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Montanae (Fr.) Mack.) Fries, E. (1835). Flora Scanicam. Uppsaliae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32701005
page(s): 187, 188; note: This is the original description for the original name Montanae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187, 188. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Supinae Meinsh.) Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands, insbesondere nach den Herbarien der Akademie der Wissenschaften. <em>Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada.</em> 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4079564
page(s): 284 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Piluliferae G.Don) Loudon, J.C. (1830). Hortus Britannicus: a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10904178
page(s): 376 [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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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]
