Carex gunniana

Carex gunniana is an Australia species of sedge that was first described in 1845 by Boott in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.[2][3] It is native to eastern Australia and Tasmania.[1]

Carex gunniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. gunniana
Binomial name
Carex gunniana
Synonyms[1]

Carex gunniana var. brevior Kük.

Two varieties have been named, both in 1909 by Georg Kükenthal.[4] As of 2020, the Tasmanian endemic Carex gunniana var. barbata is maintained as a separate species, Carex barbata, in Kew's Plants of the World Online,[5] and C. gunniana var. brevior is not accepted as a separate taxon than C. gunniana.[6]

References

  1. "Carex gunniana Boott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. "Carex gunniana Boott". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "Carex gunniana Boott". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. "Carex gunniana var. brevior Kük". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "Carex gunniana var. barbata (Boott) Kük". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. "Carex gunniana var. brevior Kük". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.


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