Carex heterolepis

Carex heterolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex heterolepis

Name

Carex heterolepis Bunge, 1833

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex chamarensis T.V.Egorova in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 2: 84 (1965)
  • Carex forficula var. spinulosa Kük. ex Matsum. in Index Pl. Jap. 2(1): 409 (1905)
  • Carex heterolepis var. abbreviata Ohwi in Mem. Coll. Sci. Kyoto Imp. Univ., Ser. B, Biol. 6(5): 244 (1931)
  • Carex heterolepis var. obtegens (Kük.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 342 (1909)
  • Carex heterolepis var. zarubinii Peschkova in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1966: 258 (1966)
  • Carex latinervia H.Lév. & Vaniot in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 10: 219 (1901)
  • Carex marginaria Franch. in Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 7: 40 (1895)
  • Carex periculosa Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 44: 408 (1930)
  • Carex tobae Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 44: 409 (1930)
  • Carex trappistarum Franch. in J. Bot. (Morot) 4: 320 (1890)
  • Carex trappistarum var. obtegens Kük. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 82: 8 (1905)

Homonyms

• Carex heterolepis Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 48 (1888), nom. illeg. vide Carex cruenta Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 128 (1834)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Buryatiya, Mongolia Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia Regional: Eastern Asia Irkutsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bunge, A. von 1833. Enumeratio Plantarum, quas in China Boreali Collegit Dr. Al. Bunge. St. Petersburg. [id: 1835. in: Mémoires présentés à l'Académie impériale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg par divers Savans et dans ses assemblées. 2: 75–148. BHL] Reference page. : 69

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Carex heterolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Carex heterolepis. Published online. Accessed: May 25 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Carex heterolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2025. Reference page.