Carex siderosticta

Carex siderosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Siderostictae
Species: C. siderosticta
Binomial name
Carex siderosticta
Hance

Carex siderosticta is a species of sedge native to East Asia.[1][2] It is the only species of Carex known to produce "pseudo-lateral" culms, which appear to be lateral, but derive from the apical meristem.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Dai Lunkai, Liang Songyun, Zhang Shuren, Tang Yancheng, Tetsuo Koyama, Gordon C. Tucker, David A. Simpson, Henry J. Noltie, Mark T. Strong, Jeremy J. Bruhl, Karen L. Wilson & A. Muthama Muasya. "Carex siderosticta Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 89. 1873". Acoraceae through Cyperaceae. Flora of China 23. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 347. ISBN 978-1-930723-99-3.
  2. ↑ T. Yan-Cheng & X. Qiu-Yun (1989). "Cytological studies of Carex siderosticta Hance (Cyperaceae) and its importance in phytogeography". Cathaya 1: 49–60.
  3. ↑ John M. Bernard (1990). "Life history and vegetative reproduction in Carex". Canadian Journal of Botany 68 (7): 1441–1448. doi:10.1139/b90-182.
  4. ↑ Tang Yancheng & Liang Songyun (1987). "On Carex siderosticta with special reference to the term stem lateral in caricology" (PDF). Acta Botanica Yunnanica 9 (3): 1–3.

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