TABLE 5 in A Comparative Study of the Inflorescence in the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae)

TABLE 5. Characteristics of the inflorescences of the Vignea Clade. All measurement in mm. P = Paracladium, L = Length, HF = Main florescence Ps = Pseudospike. Inflorescence type: P = Paniculiform, S = Spiciform. Pseudospike type: A = Androgynous, G = Gynecandrous, M = Mesogynous, U = Unisexual, Um = Male unisexual Uf = Female unisexual. If more than one species has been studied within a section, just the name of the first is given. SectionAmmoglochinDivisaeFoetidaeGibbaeGlareosaeHeleoglochinMacrocephalaeStudied speciesC. arenariaC. divisaC. foetidaC. gibbaC. canescensC. appressaC. macrocephalaInflorescenceSSSSSS, PSLength38–57 (45.0 ± 8.1)7–34 (15.18 ± 7.7)11–20 (15.7 ± 2.9)30–60 (43.4 ± 9.7)16–31 (23.3 ± 4.9)20–200 (92.8 ± 51.9)35–52 (46.4 ± 6.2)Width13–20 (17.0 ± 2.5)4–14 (8.5 ± 2.9)10–15 (12.1 ± 2.0)4–6 (5.0 ± 0.8)7–8 (7.5 ± 0.5)7–35 (15.7 ± 7.7)25–35 (29.0 ± 3.4)Max. P order2121132No. P I8–12 (10 ± 1.2)4–6 (5 ± 0.9)9–12 (10.5 ± 1.1)4–6 (5.0 ± 0.7)3–5 (4.0 ± 0.8)5–18 (11.3 ± 3.9)14–20No. P II/ PI2-7--94–5No. P III/PII-----8-First internode L.5–50 (16.0 ± 16.0)1.5–3 (1.8 ± 0.6)1–2 (1.5 ± 0.4)13–15 (13.8 ± 0.8)5–12 (8.7 ± 2.6)3–67 (18.8 ± 15.7)3–4 (3.5 ± 0.4)Last internode L.0.5–1.5 (1.0 ± 0.4)0.25–1 (0.5 ± 0.2)0.25–0.5 (0.4 ± 0.1)2–4 (3.0 ± 0.8)0.5–1.5 (1.0 ± 0.4)0.25–1 (0.6 ± 0.3)0.25–0.5 (0.4 ± 0.1)First peduncle L-----0–9 (2.1 ± 3.2)-Basal bract L16–40 (30.6 ± 13.3)4–130 (35.4 ± 34.5)7–20 (12.4 ± 4.8)125–150 (126.3 ± 17.8)3–7 (4.3 ± 1.5)5–40 (13.9 ± 8.3)36–42 (38.7 ± 1.9)Prophyllyes--yes---Ps of the PM, UmAA, Uf (Um)GGAA, UfPs of the HFUmAA, UfGGAA, UfNo. male Ps6–12------No. stigmas2223223