Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex comans Berggr.

First published in Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 8: 28 (1877)
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

Introduced into:

Great Britain

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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 21, 1902 Beggren, S. [s.n.] New Zealand K000907609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 6, 1900 Cheeseman, T.F. [s.n.] New Zealand K000907608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 6, 1900 Cheeseman, T.F. [s.n.] New Zealand K000907607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 6, 1900 Berggren, S. [s.n.] New Zealand K000907605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Travers, W.T.L. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808737 Yes
Cockayne, L. [1530] New Zealand K002808732 Yes
Kirk, J. [1031] New Zealand K002808727 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808720 Yes
s.coll. [4] K002800852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808725 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808724 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808731 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002800848 Yes
Kirk, J. [1301] New Zealand K002808730 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808734 Yes
Melville, R. [6072] New Zealand K002808722 Yes
L. [Corkague] [1581] New Zealand K002808718 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808726 Yes
Collett, G.I. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808721 Yes
Petrie [s.n.] New Zealand K002808738 Yes
s.coll. [24] K002800846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808735 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [6940] New Zealand K002808723 Yes
s.coll. [38] K002800850 Yes
s.coll. [108] New Zealand K002808716 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5814] New Zealand K002808739 Yes
[M [1092] New Zealand K002808728 Yes
Talbot, H. [1103] New Zealand K002808729 Yes
s.coll. [25] K002800847 Yes
Hamlin, B.G. [495] New Zealand K002808714 Yes
Hamlin, B.G. [426] New Zealand K002808713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002808736 Yes
Kirk, J. [1302] New Zealand K002808733 Yes
Kirk, T. [1322] New Zealand K000907604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hamlin, B.G. [494] New Zealand K002808715 Yes
s.coll. [23] K002800851 Yes
[M [592] New Zealand K002808719 Yes
L. [Corkayns] [1580] New Zealand K002808717 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images