Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex lessoniana Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 292 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Travers, W.T.L. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808443 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000907663 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stephenson, W. [115] New Zealand K002808440 Yes
V.J.C. [1097] New Zealand K002808445 Yes
Mason, R. [11095] New Zealand K002808436 Yes
D'Urville, D. [s.n.] New Zealand K000907578 Isotype Yes
Richard, A. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808441 Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] New Zealand K000907662 Unknown Type Material Yes
W. [T]. L. Travers [s.n.] New Zealand K002808442 Yes
Traverse [s.n.] New Zealand K002808437 Yes
V.J.C. [755] New Zealand K002808444 Yes
Forster [s.n.] New Zealand K002808438 Yes
{Lyell; Boott, F.} [2] New Zealand K002808439 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0