Carex dolichophylla explained

Carex dolichophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperceae.[1] It is a pernnial herb endemic to southern Chile.[2] It belongs to the Carex subg. Uncinia, one of the six currently recognized Carex subgenera,[3] that corresponds to the now defunct genus Uncinia, formally transferred to Carex on 2015.[4] The species was formerly known as Uncinia macrophylla Steud.[5]

Etymology

The epithet is a combination of the Greek words for long (dolichos) and leaves (phylla) attending to the long leaves that typically surpass the inflorescence of this large species.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carex dolichophylla . 2023-12-14 . iNaturalist . en.
  2. Web site: Carex dolichophylla J.R.Starr Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-12-14 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  3. Villaverde . Tamara . Jiménez-Mejías . Pedro . Luceño . Modesto . Waterway . Marcia J . Kim . Sangtae . Lee . Bora . Rincón-Barrado . Mario . Hahn . Marlene . Maguilla . Enrique . Roalson . Eric H . Hipp . Andrew L . Wilson . K L . Larridon . I . Gebauer . S . Hoffmann . M H . 2020-07-30 . A new classification ofCarex(Cyperaceae) subgenera supported by a HybSeq backbone phylogenetic tree . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 194 . 2 . 141–163 . 10.1093/botlinnean/boaa042 . 0024-4074. free . 10261/233485 . free .
  4. 2015-07-14 . MakingCarexmonophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 179 . 1 . 1–42 . 10.1111/boj.12298 . 0024-4074. free . 2027.42/113175 . free .
  5. Web site: Uncinia macrophylla Steud. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-12-14 . Plants of the World Online . en.

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