Carex solandri

Carex solandri is a species of sedge that was first described by Francis Boott in 1853.[1]

Carex solandri
Auckland Museum specimen (AM AK109830)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. solandri
Binomial name
Carex solandri

It is endemic to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.[2]

Taxonomy & naming

This plant was first described in 1853 by Francis Boott.[3][4] Its specific epithet, solandri (originally Solandri), honours Daniel Solander who (with Joseph Banks) collected one of the specimens used by Boott in describing the species.[4]

Conservation status

In 2017 de Lange and others declared it to be "not threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS).[5]

References
  1. "Carex solandri Boott". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "Carex solandri | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. "Carex solandri". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Hooker, J.D. (1853) Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. 1: 284
  5. de Lange, P.J. et al."Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). 2017. p. 58.
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