Carex linanensis (sect. Mitratae), a new species of Cyperaceae from Zhejiang, East China

By

Qiu, Xiang-Dong
Yi-Fei, Lu
Jin, Xiao-Feng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

241

Pages

121--130

Subjects

Carex linanensis , East China , Mitrata clade , taxonomy , Zhejiang

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.241.119176

 

Abstract

Carex linanensis X.D.Qiu & X.F.Jin, a new species in sect. Mitratae of the sedge family (Cyperaceae) from north-western Zhejiang is described and illustrated. We performed a statistical comparison of the new species with other closely-related species from the same section. Carex linanensis is similar to Carex sachalinensis F.Schmidt, but differs in having leaf blades 1–2 mm wide (vs. 2.5–3.5 mm wide), utricles longer than pistillate glumes, with beak margin smooth (vs. barbate) and peduncles of lateral spikes enclosed in bract sheaths (vs. exserted from bract sheaths).