Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
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Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford in Global Carex Group, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 179: 32 (2015)
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Biostatus
Nomenclature
K.A.Ford
K.A.Ford
2015
32
replacement name
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Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
species
Carex erythrovaginata
The name refers to the reddish sheaths of the leaves of this species.
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Descriptions
Densely caespitose, dark green. Culms 40–75 cm. × 0.5–1 mm., trigonous, strongly scabrid above; basal bracts dull reddish brown. Lvs 3–6 per culm, < or = culm, 2–3 mm. wide, strongly scabrid on margins and upper surface; sheath and basal part of lamina us. reddish pink. Spike 6–10 cm. long, female fls c. 10, lax, internodes > mature utricles, 5–14 mm. long at base of spike, 2 mm. long above; spike often bracteate with lowermost glume lf-like or setose. Glumes much < utricles, persistent, coriac., obtuse or lowermost subacute, green with paler margins. Utricles (5)–6–8 × c. 1 mm., plano-convex or biconvex, fusiform, very faintly nerved, cuneate below forming a stipe c. 1.5 mm. long and tapered above to a beak c. 2 mm. long stipe and beak green, remainder very light grey.
Taxonomic concepts
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
Uncinia laxiflora Petrie
Uncinia laxiflora Petrie
Carex erythrovaginata K.A.Ford
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Etymology
The name refers to the reddish sheaths of the leaves of this species.
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19 August 2015
19 August 2015