Carex japonica

Carex japonica

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Carex japonica Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 845 (1784).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carex japonica var. minor Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 2: 88 (1860).
  • Carex japonica variegata André, Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 138 (1866).
  • Carex motoskei Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 148 (1866).
  • Carex trichostyles Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 581 (1878).
  • Carex tokioensis Boeckeler, Flora 65: 63 (1882).
  • Carex japonica variegata-nova Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1894-1895: 12 (1894).
  • Carex patens Franch., Bull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 7: 90 (1895).
  • Carex baviensis Franch., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 3, 10: 77 (1898).
  • Carex japonica var. gracilis Franch., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 3, 10: 78 (1898).
  • Carex doniana var. minor (Boott) Boott, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 292 (1903).
  • Carex japonica var. trichostyles Franch. & Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 12: 600 (1903).
  • Carex japoniciformis Nakai, Rep. Veg. Kamik.: 34, 42 (1928).
  • Carex albidibasis T.Koyama, J. Jap. Bot. 30: 136 (1955).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. in J.A.Murray 1784. Systema Vegetabilium. Editio decima quarta: 845.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex japonica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 21 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

日本語: ヒゴクサ
русский: Осока японская
中文: 日本薹草

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