Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex oxyphylla Franch.

First published in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 3, 10: 57 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to S. Central & S. Japan and Malesia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cen, J.M., Jin, S.H. & Jin, X.F. (2016). Notes on Carex (Cyperaceae) from China (IV). The identity and revision of sect. Infossae. Guihaia 36: 30-43.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Yan, Y. (ed.) (2012). Research materials of Cyperaceae in China: 1-128. China Scientific Book Services, Beijing.

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 Carex jackiana subsp. jackiana.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex jackiana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cen, J.M., Jin, S.H. & Jin, X.F. (2016). Notes on Carex (Cyperaceae) from China (IV). The identity and revision of sect. Infossae. Guihaia 36: 30-43.
  • 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?
Mar 15, 1979 Merrill, E.D. [4729] Philippines Carex loheri K000291281 Type Yes
Jan 15, 1902 Loher [708] Philippines Carex loheri K001615042 No
Jan 15, 1902 Loher [708] Philippines Carex loheri K002806668 No
Dec 3, 1898 Loher, A. [701] Philippines Carex loheri K000291280 Type Yes
Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. [6798] Indonesia Carex lateralis K002806355 Yes
Jacobson [416] Indonesia Carex lateralis K002806356 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