| Cyperaceae | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Excluded: Rhynchospora (R. alba). |
| Notes | Dr. M.S. Novoselova has produced the main data for Eriophorum. Dr. T.V. Egorova, as PAF draft author of Cyperaceae except for Eriophorum, has commented on numerous points. Dr. P.W. Ball has commented extensively on Carex and other genera. Dr. S.G. Smith has commented on Eleocharis and on the segregate genera from the "old" inclusive Scirpus. The base chromosome numbers and the ploidy levels are largely unknown throughout this family, especially in Carex. This is due to diffuse centromeres and fragmentation and fusion of chromosomes (agmatoploidy) rather than to polyploidy (Hipp et al. 2006; Hipp 2007). |
| Chromosomes | 48. - Europe. - Numerous reports. Not included: Two fairly recent reports of 2n = 36 from western and central Europe (Lambert and Gisei 1967; Druskovic 1995) need verification before acceptance. This number corresponds to the most frequent number for Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora. A report of 2n = 24 from northwestern Greece (Strid 1986) is also dubious. Early reports vary much (2n = 12-54), probably due to misidentifications. The only well-documented number is still 2n = 48. Kirschner et al. (2002a) reported 48 'quarter-sized' chromosomes, i.e., L. sudetica as diploid. |
| Geography | European: ICE NOR RUS. |
| Child taxa |
Blysmopsis Oteng-Yeboah Bolboschoenus (Asch.) Palla Carex L. Eleocharis R. Br. Eriophorum L. Kobresia Willd. Maximowicziella A.P. Khokhr. Schoenoplectus (Rchb.) Palla Trichophorum Pers. |
| PAF ID | 33 |