Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex finitima Boott

First published in Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 44 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to Central China, Taiwan, Sumatera, New Guinea. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, New Guinea, Sumatera, Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1964 Steenis, C.G.G.J.van [8366] Indonesia K000291261 Isotype Yes
Nov 1, 1964 Steenis, C.G.G.J.van [8366] Indonesia K000291262 Isotype Yes
[Clemen [6087] K002807077 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6292] Papua New Guinea K002807079 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [9423a] Papua New Guinea K002807074 Yes
[L. A. Crowen] [2954] Indonesia K002807080 Yes
Brass, L.J. [29998] Papua New Guinea K002807069 Yes
Chu, K.L. [2733] China K002941698 Yes
Chu, K.L. [2656] China K002941699 Yes
[Bras [4407] K002807076 Yes
Furuse, M. [27554] Japan K002941700 Yes
van Royen, P. [NGF 30078] Indonesia K002807070 Yes
McVean, D.N.; Wade, L.K. [ANU 7251] Papua New Guinea K002807078 Yes
Faber, E. (Revd) [1149] China K002941701 Yes
Clemens [6090] Papua New Guinea K002807075 Yes
Vandenberg, J. [NGF39533] Papua New Guinea K002807073 Yes
Chu, K.L. [2865] China K002941697 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [11097] Papua New Guinea K002807072 Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Grubb, P.J. [LAE 54656] Papua New Guinea K002807071 Yes
Akiyama, S. [115] Japan Carex remotiflora K002943034 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 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