Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex cephalotes F.Muell.

First published in Trans. Philos. Soc. Victoria 1: 110 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Australia, New Zealand. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1989 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961077 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1989 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961080 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1989 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961082 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1989 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961081 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1989 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961078 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1989 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961083 Isotype Yes
May 3, 1901 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000961079 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morris, M.; McDonald, S. [26] New Zealand Carex pyrenaica var. cephalotes K000351981 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0