Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Polystachyae (Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey) Kük.
1871296 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1871296)
accepted
Section
Carex sect. Baccantes (T. Koyama) P.C. Li · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Setigerae Kukkonen · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Baccantes T.Koyama · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
- Species Carex baccans Nees
- Species Carex composita Boott
- Species Carex eminens Nees
- Species Carex eriocarpa Hausskn. & Kük.
- Species Carex hymenolepis Nees
- Species Carex inanis Kunth
- Species Carex koshewnikowii Litv.
- Species Carex lancisquamata L.K.Dai
- Species Carex leptogyna T.Koyama
- Species Carex litvinovii Kük.
- Species Carex myosurus Nees
- Species Carex ratongensis (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex rufulistolon T.Koyama
- Species Carex schlagintweitiana Boeckeler
- Species Carex setigera D.Don
- Species Carex litwinovii Kük. accepted as Carex litvinovii Kük. (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
terrestrial
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): 95; note: This is the original description for the original name Polystachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 95. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 95; note: This is the original description for the original name Polystachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 95. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Polystachyae (Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey) Kük.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1871296 on 2026-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 95; note: This is the original description for the original name Polystachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 95. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Setigerae Kukkonen) Kukkonen, I. (1996). Notes on the treatment of Cyperaceae for Flora iranica. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 98 B: 87-95.
page(s): 92 [details]
original description (of Carex subsect. Baccantes T.Koyama) Koyama, T. (1962). Classification of the family Cyperaceae. 2. (Carex, Kobresia). Journal of the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Section III. Botany, 84: 149-278.
page(s): 202 [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1899). Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. <em>Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik.</em> 27(4)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/209671
page(s): 517 [details]
page(s): 95; note: This is the original description for the original name Polystachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 95. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Setigerae Kukkonen) Kukkonen, I. (1996). Notes on the treatment of Cyperaceae for Flora iranica. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 98 B: 87-95.
page(s): 92 [details]
original description (of Carex subsect. Baccantes T.Koyama) Koyama, T. (1962). Classification of the family Cyperaceae. 2. (Carex, Kobresia). Journal of the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Section III. Botany, 84: 149-278.
page(s): 202 [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1899). Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. <em>Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik.</em> 27(4)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/209671
page(s): 517 [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 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
note: Delimitation of the section, here informally names "Setigera Clade". [details] Available for editors [request]
[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
note: Delimitation of the section, here informally names "Setigera Clade". [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation
Kern, J. H.; Nooteboom, H. P. (1979). Cyperaceae—II. In: C. G. G. J. van Steenis (ed). Flora Malesiana. Series I Spermatophyta. Vol. 9, part 1: 107-187. Djakarta, Noordhoff-Kolff., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91490, https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/532662
page(s): 148 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 148 [details] Available for editors
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Original Combination Original name: Polystachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 95. 1886. [unranked] [details]
