Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex insignis Boott

First published in Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 5 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya to China (SE. Yunnan, Guangxi) and N. Vietnam. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam

Classification

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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

  • Lu, Z.C. & al. (2023). Notes on Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Guangxi. Guihaia 43: 2203-2212.
  • 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?
Hooker, J.D.; J.J. [s.n.] India K002944869 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] India K002944867 Yes
{Gamble} [3192A] K002944864 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Nepal K000999064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000999066 Unknown Type Material Yes
[F.B] [6061] India K002944870 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35964D] India K002944868 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002944860 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Nepal K000999065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [36078D] India K002944863 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002944861 Yes
s.coll. [18458B] India K002944866 Yes
Griffith, W. [6062] India K002944857 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35964] India K002944859 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002944871 Yes
{N. L. Bor's collector } [929] India K002944862 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [3189A] K002944865 Yes
s.coll. [27310B] Nepal K002944858 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