Carex canariensis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex canariensis
Name

Carex canariensis Kuk. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 6: 235 (1900)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Vignea canariensis (Kük.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 148: 195 (1979 publ. 1980).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Macaronesia
Madeira, Canary Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Kükenthal, G. 1900. Carex Canariensis Kükenthal nov. spec. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift für Systematik, Floristik, Pflanzengeographie etc. 6: 235. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carex canariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carex canariensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 15 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Carex canariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex canariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Carex canariensis is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the island of Madeira and to the Canary Islands.[1] Its chromosome number is 2n = 58.[2]
References

"Carex canariensis Kük". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
Luceño, Modesto (1994). "Cytotaxonomic studies in Iberian, Balearic, North African, and Macaronesian species of Carex (Cyperaceae). II". Canadian Journal of Botany. 72 (5): 587–596. doi:10.1139/b94-078.