Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex longicruris Nees

First published in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 124 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya, India (Nilgiri Hills), Sri Lanka. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[7502] China K002941827 Yes
[4495] China K002941828 Yes
Faber, E. [1153] China K000960974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faber, E. [10] China K000960973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [5185] China K000960978 Unknown Type Material Yes
[88] China K002941831 Yes
[793] China K002941830 Yes
Royle, J.F. [93] K000999136 Unknown Type Material Yes
Royle, J.F. [93] K000999134 Unknown Type Material Yes
Royle, J.F. [93] K000999135 Unknown Type Material Yes
Royle, J.F. [93] K000999137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [4266] China K000960975 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [4266] China K000960976 Unknown Type Material Yes
[69] China K002941832 Yes
Henry, A. [5186] China K000960977 Unknown Type Material Yes
[261] China K002941829 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