Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex phalaroides Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 482 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guatemala, NW. Venezuela to Uruguay. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile North, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Juan Fernández Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Jiménez-Mejías P., Strong M., Gebauer S., Hilpold A., Martín-Bravo S. & Reznicek A.A. (2018). Taxonomic, nomenclatural and chorological reports on Carex (Cyperaceae) in the Neotropics. Willdenowia 48: 117-124.
  • Silveira, G.H. & Longhi-Wagner, H.M. (2008). Cyperaceae Juss. no Morro Santana - Porto Alegre e Viamåo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 63: 295-320.
  • Wheeler, G.A. (2007). Carex and Uncinia (Cyperaceae, Cariceae) from the Juan Fernandez archipelago, Chile. Darwiniana 45: 120-141.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jiménez-Mejías P., Strong M., Gebauer S., Hilpold A., Martín-Bravo S. & Reznicek A.A. (2018). Taxonomic, nomenclatural and chorological reports on Carex (Cyperaceae) in the Neotropics. Willdenowia 48: 117-124.
  • Wheeler, G.A. (2007). Carex and Uncinia (Cyperaceae, Cariceae) from the Juan Fernandez archipelago, Chile. Darwiniana 45: 120-141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 9, 1898 Tweedie [1404] Uruguay K000584675 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 9, 1898 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000584673 Type Yes
Feb 9, 1898 Philippi [s.n.] Chile K000584679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Philippi [s.n.] Chile K000584678 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [445] Paraguay K000584654 Unknown Type Material Yes
Felippone, F. [5271] Uruguay K002800562 Yes
Balansa, B. [446] Paraguay K000584674 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie [1404] Uruguay K000584677 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Chile K002800559 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K002800560 Yes
s.coll. [5270] Uruguay K002800561 Yes
Ule [970] Brazil K000584655 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Uruguay K000584676 Unknown Type Material Yes
Felippone, F. [5269] Uruguay K002800563 Yes
Gibert [905] K002800558 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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