Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex boryana Schkuhr

First published in Beschr. Riedgräs. 2: 43 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mauritius, Réunion. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mauritius, Réunion

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Escudero, M. & Luceño, M. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the tropical African group of Carex subsect. Elatae (sect. Spirostachyae, Cyperaceae). Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 68: 225-247.
  • Gehrke, B. (2011). Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 51-99.
  • 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.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Escudero, M. & Luceño, M. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the tropical African group of Carex subsect. Elatae (sect. Spirostachyae, Cyperaceae). Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 68: 225-247.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion K002097314 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Reunion K002097309 Yes
s.coll. [28] Reunion K002097303 Yes
St. John, H. [26528] Reunion K002097301 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius K002097311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Reunion K002097308 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Reunion K002097312 Yes
Richard, M. [[1291]] Reunion K002097298 Yes
Boott, F. [29] Reunion K002097302 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Reunion K002097307 Yes
Cadet, T. [430] Reunion K002097297 Yes
Boivin, M. [s.n.] Reunion K002097317 Yes
Richard, A. [s.n.] Reunion K002097305 Yes
s.coll. [[427]] Reunion K002097306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Reunion K002097304 Yes
Barclay, C. [1235] Reunion K002097300 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Mauritius K002097310 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion K002097316 Yes
Barclay, C. [1922] Reunion K002097313 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Cadet, T.; Badré, F. [4166] Reunion K002097299 Yes
Boott, F.; Fernando [996] Reunion K002097315 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