Carex sect. Mitratae (Kukenthal, 1909)

Yang, Hu-Biao & Liu, Guo-Dao, 2020, Carex ledongensis (Cyperaceae), a new sedge from Hainan Isl. Of South China, Phytotaxa 461 (2), pp. 72-78 : 76

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.461.2.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4784524

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scientific name

Carex sect. Mitratae
status

 

Key to the species of Carex sect. Mitratae species occurring in Hainan.

1a. Nutlets contracted on angles...................................................................................................................................... C. tungfangensis View in CoL

1b. Nutlets not contracted on angles.........................................................................................................................................................2

2a. Lateral spikes androgynous; nutlets 5–6 mm long ..................................................................................................... C. ledongensis View in CoL

2b. Lateral spikes unisexual; nutlets size less than 3 mm long ................................................................................................................3

3a. Terminal spike oblong; perigynia nearly equaling glume, obovate; nutlets ca. 1.8 mm long...................................... C. breviculmis View in CoL

3b. Terminal spike linear-cylindric; perigynia longer than glume, ovate-fusiform; nutlets 2–2.5 mm long......................... C. tristachya View in CoL

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae