Carex orbicularis var. caucasica Ö.Nilsson

First published in P.H.Davis (ed.), Fl. Turkey 9: 623 (1985)
This name is a synonym of Carex nigra subsp. transcaucasica

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Jimenez-Mejias, P. & al. (2015). Taxonomic notes on some problematic Carex (Cyperaceae) names from SW Asia. Phytotaxa 219(2): 183-189. [Cited as Carex nigra subsp. transcaucasica.]

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 Carex orbicularis var. caucasica.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex orbicularis var. caucasica.]
  • Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany. [Cited as Carex orbicularis var. caucasica.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

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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