Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex esenbeckii Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 522 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Central China. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Kobresia esenbeckii.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Kobresia esenbeckii.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1997 Duthie, J.F. [57] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794680 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Duthie, J.F. [57] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794681 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Clarke, C.B [34993] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794694 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Clarke, C.B [34993] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Duthie, J.F. [57] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Duthie, J.F. [4494] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Clarke, C.B [34991] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794692 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Clarke, C.B [34991] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794691 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794686 Lectotype Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794688 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794689 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794690 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 1990 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794687 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kobresia esenbeckii K000794683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413920 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [10] India Kobresia esenbeckii K000794672 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [17704] China Kobresia esenbeckii K002413649 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [s.n.] Pakistan Kobresia esenbeckii K002413896 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] China Kobresia esenbeckii K002413648 Yes
{Clarke, C.B.; Hook.; Brit, H.} [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413919 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22437] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413903 Yes
F.B. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413905 Yes
Bor; Ram, K. [20574] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413922 Yes
Ludlow, F.; Sherriff, G.; Hicks, J.H. [16447] Bhutan Kobresia esenbeckii K002413906 Yes
Bor; Ram, K. [19423] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413921 Yes
Bor; Ram, K. [19339] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413898 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [25648] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413917 Yes
Starling, B.N.; Upward, E.M.; Brickell, C.D.; Mathew, B.F. [83] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413913 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] Kobresia esenbeckii K002413900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kobresia esenbeckii K002413901 Yes
Bor [879] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413916 Yes
Bors [603] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413908 Yes
Pantling [46568B] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413911 Yes
Bor, N.L. [996] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413912 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [153] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413909 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kobresia esenbeckii K000794682 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pantling [46568A] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413910 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22438] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413899 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K001738992 Yes
Bors [754] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413907 Yes
[Bor's] [629] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413923 Yes
Hingston, R.W.G. [186] China Kobresia esenbeckii K002413897 Yes
Hook, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413918 Yes
Bor; Ram, K. [19777] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413915 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [19] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413904 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9521] India Kobresia esenbeckii K002413914 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kobresia esenbeckii K000794684 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22446] India Kobresia trinervis K002413767 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [376] India Kobresia trinervis K002413769 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24354] Kobresia trinervis K002413768 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Kobresia trinervis K002413779 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6091] Kobresia trinervis K002413771 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6091] India Kobresia trinervis K002413770 Yes
Collett, H. [936] Kobresia trinervis K002413764 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [446] Nepal Kobresia trinervis K002413766 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24896] India Kobresia trinervis K002413765 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6092] India Kobresia trinervis K002413763 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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