Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex cruciata Wahlenb.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 149 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Japan (Kyushu) and W. Malesia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1977 Dr. King's Collector (Kunstler, H.) [1906] Malaysia K000291188 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1977 Wray, L. [1982] Malaysia K000291187 Type Yes
Apr 19, 1962 Smitinand, T. [5937] Thailand K000494116 Yes
Apr 19, 1962 Smitinand, T. [5939] Thailand K000494117 Yes
Apr 19, 1962 Put [2965] Thailand K000494114 Yes
Aug 1, 1893 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Nepal K000998868 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1893 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000998866 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1893 Mack, J. [s.n.] India K000998865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1893 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000729787 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1892 Griffith, W. [6098] India K000998862 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1892 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000998869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 4, 1875 Clarke, C.B. [26256] India K001615044 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/487] Thailand K000494120 Yes
s.coll. [3400] India K000729790 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] Bhutan K000998867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. [90/200] Thailand K000494111 Yes
Ford, C. [180] China K002219921 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. [90/175] Thailand K000494110 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10081] India K002943810 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/168] Thailand K000494122 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Nepal K000998864 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hansen, B.; Smitinand, T. [12686] Thailand K000494118 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/551] Thailand K000494109 Yes
Dee [572] Thailand K000494115 Yes
Larsen, K.; Santisuk, T.; Warncke, E. [2291] Thailand K000494119 Yes
Wallich, N. [3400] India K000729788 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [2] Nepal K000998863 Type Yes
Put [3352] Thailand Carex spongocrepis K000494112 Yes
Put [3352] Thailand Carex spongocrepis K000494113 Yes
s.coll. [21094] India Carex cruciata var. nagporensis K000998871 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [21077] India Carex cruciata var. nagporensis K000998870 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [20445] India Carex cruciata var. nagporensis K000998872 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0