Carex sacrosancta var. tamakii




Family Cyperaceae
Scientific name Carex sacrosancta Honda var. tamakii (T. Koyama) T. Koyama
Synonyms Carex tamakii T. Koyama
Common name (Japanese common name) okinawa-hime-nakiri (オキナワヒメナキリ, 沖縄姫菜切 [meaning: Okinawa tiny nakiri-suge (nakiri-suge = Carex lenta)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane streamside rocks
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Culms ca. 40-60cm tall. Leaves 35-60cm long, ca. 1.5-2mm wide. Flowers spikelets ca. 1-2cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Carex sacrosancta var. tamakii (T. Koyama) T. Koyama
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.



September 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden