TABLE 4 in A Comparative Study of the Inflorescence in the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae)

TABLE 4. Characteristics of the inflorescences of the Schoenoxiphium Clade. All measurement in mm. P = Paracladium, L = Length, HF = Main florescence Ps = pseudospike. Inflorescence shape: O = oblong, Oo = Oblong-ovate. Pseudospike type: A = Androgynous. SectionsAcicularesCaryothecaJunceiformesStudied speciesC. acicularisC. phyllostachysC. setifoliaInflorescence shapeOoOOoLength5–8 (6.6 ± 1.2)12–24 (16.6 ± 4.2)5–7 (5.5 ± 1.3)Width3.5–4.6 (4.2 ± 0.4)7–8 (7.5 ± 0.5)3–6 (4.2 ± 1.2)Max P order-1-No. P I-0–1-First internode L-0–6.5 (3.7 ± 2.7)-First peduncle L---Basal bract L-90–150 (109.0 ± 25.4)6–11 (11.0 ± 2.0)Ps typeAAANo. stigmas333Rachillaflat, scabridflat, ciliateflat, ciliate