Carex meyenii
Carex meyenii, commonly known as Meyen's sedge,[1] is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Hawaii.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. meyenii |
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Th species was first described by the botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1841 as published in Cyperaceae . It has two synonyms; Carex remyi and Carex brunnea var. meyenii.[3] The type specimen was collected in 1831 by Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen on the island of Oahu.[4]
See also
References
- "Carex meyenii Nees Meyen's sedge". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "Carex meyenii Nees". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "Carex meyenii Nees". World Flora Online. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "Carex meyenii Nees". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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