Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex obscura

Carex obscura var. brachycarpa C.B.Clarke

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 731 (1894)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Himalaya to China (W. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1892 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000061660 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000998982 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000998983 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Duthie, J.F. [6112] Nepal K000998986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11372] India K000998985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000998984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Licent, A.E. [3134] China Carex souliei K002940435 Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, R.; Yuan, H.; T. Xu [s.n.] China Carex souliei K002940432 Yes
Schindler, A.K. [14a] China Carex souliei K002940433 Yes
s.coll. [608] China Carex souliei K002940434 Yes

Sources

  • 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