Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex banksii Boott

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 119 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Chile to Falkland Islands. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Falkland Is.

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. (2005). A checklist of the native vascular flora of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): New information on the species present, their ecology, status and distribution. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132: 115-148.
  • 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.
  • Muñoz-Schüler, P. & al. (2023). The genus Carex (Cyperaceae) in Chile: a general update of its knowledge, with an identification key. Gayana. Botánica 80: 103-132.
  • Wheeler, G.A. (2007). Carex and Uncinia (Cyperaceae, Cariceae) from the Juan Fernandez archipelago, Chile. Darwiniana 45: 120-141.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. (2005). A checklist of the native vascular flora of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): New information on the species present, their ecology, status and distribution. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132: 115-148.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 3, 1897 Anderson [s.n.] Chile K000584784 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 3, 1897 King [302] Chile K000584783 Type Yes
Darwin, C. [300] Chile K000584786 Paralectotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K000584781 Isotype Yes
Ortega [s.n.] Chile K000584780 Isotype Yes
Lechler, W. [788] Chile K000584782 Type Yes
Darwin, C. [301] Chile K000584785 Paralectotype 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 2025. 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 2025. 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