Carex donnell-smithii

Carex donnell-smithii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Mexico and Central America.[1]

Carex donnell-smithii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. donnell-smithii
Binomial name
Carex donnell-smithii

Description

The sedge has stout culms with a length of 30 to 100 cm (12 to 39 in) which have a purple hue toward the base of the plant. It has many stiff, glabrous and leathery leaves with blades that are 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.39 in) wide. The compound inflorescences are 20 to 60 mm (0.79 to 2.36 in) in length that are found in groups in pairs of groups of four.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1889 as a part of Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. The type specimen was collected in the Alta Verapaz are of Guatemala.[3] It has two synonyms;

Distribution

It is found in seasonally dry tropical biome from southern Mexico in the north down through much of Central America to Panama in the south.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Carex donnell-smithii L.H.Bailey". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. "Carex donnell-smithii L.H.Bailey". World Flora Online. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. "Carex donnell-smithii L.H.Bailey". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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