Cyperaceae - Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort.

Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort.

AphiaID

1871256 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1871256)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Section

Type taxon

Carex dioica L. (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Carex subg. Vignea (P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.) Heer

Original name

Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort.

Synonymised names

Carex sect. Dioeciae G.Don · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling

Carex sect. Dioicae G.Don · unaccepted > homotypic synonym

Carex sect. Maukschia (Heuff.) Heuff. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym

Carex ser. Redowskianae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym

Carex subsect. Dioicae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > homotypic synonym

Carex subsect. Redowskianae (T.V. Egorova) T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym

Direct children (32)

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Species Carex ×figertii Asch. & Graebn.
Species Carex alascana Boeckeler
Species Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex dioica L.
Species Carex kabanovii V.I.Krecz.
Species Carex parallela (Laest.) Sommerf.
Species Carex casteriana Heer ex Boott accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex chlamydea Norman accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex cobresiiformis A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov accepted as Carex alascana Boeckeler
Species Carex curvula Willd. ex Kunth accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex custoriana Heer accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex dioicotrigona St.-Lag. accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex dioiscostrongyla St.-Lag. accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex gynocrates auct. accepted as Carex alascana Boeckeler (unaccepted > misapplication)
Species Carex laevis Hoppe accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex leucorhiza Dulac accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex linnaeana Host accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex linnaei Degl. accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex metteniana (O.Lang) C.B.Lehm. ex Schur accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex monosperma Macoun accepted as Carex alascana Boeckeler (unaccepted > invalid name, pro syn.)
Species Carex nigricans Dewey accepted as Carex dioica L.
Species Carex recurvirostra Haller f. ex Steud. accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex redowskiana C.A.Mey. accepted as Carex parallela subsp. redowskiana (C.A.Mey.) T.V.Egorova
Species Carex reflexa Gaudin accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex scabra Hoppe accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Series Carex ser. Redowskianae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
Species Carex sieberiana Opiz accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Subsection Carex subsect. Dioicae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort. (unaccepted > homotypic synonym)
Subsection Carex subsect. Redowskianae (T.V. Egorova) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
Species Carex villosa Franch. & Sav. accepted as Carex davalliana Sm.
Species Carex yezo-alpina Akiyama accepted as Carex kabanovii V.I.Krecz.
Species Carex figertii Asch. & Graebn. represented as Carex ×figertii Asch. & Graebn.

Environment

terrestrial

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): 145 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Physoglochin Neck. ex Dumort.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1871256 on 2026-08-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2026-02-27 12:06:20Z

created

Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro

2026-05-04 13:20:31Z

changed

Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro

Licensing

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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): 145 [details]

original description (of Carex sect. Dioeciae 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 Carex (Cyperaceae) and its organizing principles. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 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 Carex (Cyperaceae). Taxon. 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors

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Other

subsequent type designation Egorova, T.V. (1999). The sedges (Carex L.) of Russia and adjacent states (within the limits of the former USSR). 772 pp. Missouri Botanical Garden Press & St. Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy, St. Louis, MO.
page(s): 599 [details] Available for editors

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To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Dioicae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Redowskianae (T.V. Egorova) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex ser. Redowskianae T.V.Egorova)