Biology:Carex toreadora

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex toreadora
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. toreadora
Binomial name
Carex toreadora

Carex toreadora is a little-known species of sedge from Ecuador. It was described in 1964 by the prolific plant collector Julian A. Steyermark,[2] having been collected in 1943 at an altitude of 3,785–3,900 metres (12,418–12,795 ft) in Azuay Province.[3] There it grew in "moist mossy boggy places bordering [an] alpine lake".[3] No further collections have ever been made, and the species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is classified in Carex sect. Ovales, and is thought to be closely related to species such as Carex mandoniana and Carex macloviana.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pitman, N. (2004). "Carex toreadora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T45151A10983610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45151A10983610.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45151/10983610. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Mary Susan Taylor (1989). "Plant taxa described by Julian A. Steyermark". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 76 (3): 652–780. doi:10.2307/2399648. http://biostor.org/reference/12736. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Julian A. Steyermark (1964). "Notes on Ecuador plants". Phytologia 9 (6): 337–350. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55371#page/351/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5039148 entry