Biology:Carex petitiana
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
| Carex petitiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. petitiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex petitiana A. Rich.
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Carex petitiana is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae that lives in swamps and bogs at altitudes of 1,800–3,600 metres (5,900–11,800 ft) in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- C. petitiana subsp. attenuata – only recorded from Malawi and Zimbabwe
- C. petitiana subsp. petitiana (Kük.) Luceño & M. Escudero – throughout the species' range
References
- ↑ Lansdown, R.V. (2018). "Carex petitiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T120147811A120147815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120147811A120147815.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/120147811/120147815. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marcial Escudero & Modesto Luceño (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the tropical African group of Carex subsect. Elatae (sect. Spirostachyae, Cyperaceae)". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 68 (2): 225–247. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2256.
Wikidata ☰ Q17413613 entry
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