Carex cruciata Wahlenb.

Reported from Kashmir as C. condensata by C. B. Clarke (l.c.) and Kükenthal (l.c.). For variation in Himalayas, see Noltie in Fl. Bhutan 3,1: 378. 1994.

Perennial, 40-90 cm. Rhizome long, woody. Stem 1.5-2.5 mm diam., noded, trigonous, smooth. Leaves longer than stem; sheaths dark, often disintegrating into fibres; blades 4-10 mm wide, folded, prominent nerves scabrous. Inflorescence 20-40 cm, partial inflorescences remote; partial inflorescences 2-6, ovoid-pyramidal, rather dense, lower long pedunculate, peduncles scabrous. Bracts longer than inflorescence, long vaginate. Spikes 5-6 mm, female and male parts almost equal; glumes ovate, mucronate, brown. Utricles longer than glumes, 3.5-4 mm, ovoid or ellipsoid, slightly inflated, pubescent above; beak abruptly contracted, often curved, scabrous, bidentate. Stigmas 3. Nut c. 2 mm, ovoid to ellipsoid, trigonous.

Rather widely distributed from Madagascar through India and Indo-China, east to China and S. Japan.

Distribution: From Madagascar, Kashmir and India to Taiwan and Indonesia.

1500-3400 m

Fl. Per.: July-August.

Stony hillsides.

? C. condensata Nees in Wight, Contrib. Bot. India 123. 1834; R. R. Stewart, l.c. 75; T. Koyama, Cyperaceae, in Li & al., Fl. Taiwan 5: Pl. 1347. 1979.

Carex cruciata adalah spesies tumbuhan seperti rumput yang tergolong ke dalam famili Cyperaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Poales. Spesies Carex cruciata sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Carex. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh Wahlenb..

Carex cruciata là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cói. Loài này được Wahlenb. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1803.

十字薹草（学名：Carex cruciata）为莎草科薹草属的植物。分布于印度、台湾岛、日本南部、中南半岛、马达加斯加、喜马拉雅山地区、印度尼西亚以及中国大陆的湖北、西藏、江西、福建、浙江、湖南、广东、云南、海南、四川、广西、贵州等地，生长于海拔330米至2,500米的地区，多生长于路旁、沟边草地、林边及火烧迹地，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。