Carex nigra subsp. transcaucasica

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 nigra
Subspecies: Carex nigra subsp. transcaucasica

Name

Carex nigra subsp. transcaucasica (T.V.Egorova) Jim.Mejías, G.E.Rodr.-Pal., Amini Rad & Martín-Bravo, Phytotaxa 219: 186 (2015).

• Typus: Russia: Caucasus septentrionalis, reservatum Teberdense, in prato ad declive austro-orientale vallis fl. Mukhu, ad rivulum, 2000 m, 19 July 1936, D. Wolgunov 206 (Holotypus: LE).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carex transcaucasica T.V.Egorova, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 26: 11 (1989).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex orbicularis var. caucasica Ö.Nilsson in P.H.Davis (ed.), Fl. Turkey 9: 623 (1985).
    • Typus: Turkey, Erzurum, Bingöl Dağ, 16 July 1980, A. Engin 387 (E, probably lost. Paratypes in E and K).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Jiménez Mejías, P., Rodríguez-Palacios, G.E., Amini Rad, M. & Martín-Bravo, S. 2015. Taxonomic notes on some problematic Carex (Cyperaceae) names from SW Asia. Phytotaxa 219(2): 183–189. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.219.2.8 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex nigra subsp. transcaucasica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 14. Reference page.