Kobresia brunnescens Boeckeler

First published in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 45 (1888)
This name is a synonym of Carex capillifolia

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Noltie, H.J. (2008). Personal communication on Cyperaceae 2 E. [Cited as Kobresia capillifolia.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Kobresia brunnescens.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Kobresia brunnescens.]

Other Data

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Sources

  • 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/
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