''Carex chichijimensis'' is a species of perennial sedge of the genus ''
Carex'' endemic to
Chichijima Island in Japan. ''C. chichijimensis'' Katsuy belongs to sect. ''Graciles'' Tuck. ex Kük. and is a close relative of ''C. hattoriana'' Nakai which is endemic to the
Ogasawara Islands
The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic readi ...
. It differs from ''C. hattoriana'' in that it has larger, rather glabrous and strongly veined perigynia.
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*Listed i
The Journal of Japanese BotanyVol.83 No.6 (December 2008).
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chichijimensis
Flora of Japan
Plants described in 2008
Endemic flora of Japan