Carex polystachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex polystachya
Varietates: C. p. var. bartlettii – C. p. var. polystachya

Name

Carex polystachya Sw. ex Wahlenb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 149 (1803).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex cladostachya f. polystachya (Sw. ex Wahlenb.) C.B.Clarke ex Lindm., Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 26(9): 36 (1900).

Homonyms

• Carex polystachya A.Rich., nom. illeg. = Carex ternaria G.Forst.
• Carex polystachya R.Lesson & A.Rich., nom. illeg. = Carex lessoniana Steud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panam, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O.P. 1803. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 149.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex polystachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex polystachya. Published online. Accessed: Jan 23 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex polystachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. 100164206 Carex polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jan 2020.

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