Carex socotrana

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Carex socotrana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. socotrana
Binomial name
Carex socotrana
Repka & P.Madera

Carex socotrana is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the island of Socotra. [1] It is known from only two populations in the Hajhir Mountains. [2]

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References

  1. "Carex socotrana Repka & P.Madera". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Řepka, Radomír; Maděra, Petr; Cˇermák, Martin; Forrest, Alan (2017). "Carex socotrana, a New Endemic Species from Socotra Island". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 25 (4): 467–472. doi:10.3417/D-16-00004. S2CID   89650866.