Place of Publication
Flora 25(2): 604 (1842)
Type citation
Chile. V Región Valparaíso, Prov. Valparaíso: Juan Fernández Islands, Bertero 1445 (holotype P; isotype TO?). Figs. 1A, 2Aa.
Synonyms
References
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Steudel (1842)
Steudel , E.G.
1842. Ueber die von Bertero in Chili und auf der Insel Juan-Fernandez gesammelten Cyperaceen. Flora 25(2):599-605
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Wheeler (2007)
Wheeler, G.A.
2007. Carex and Uncinia (Cyperaceae, Cariceae) from the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile. Darwiniana 45(1): 136–137
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Penneckamp (2018)
Penneckamp Furniel, D.
2018. Flora Vascular Silvestre del Archipiélago Juan Fernández. Primera Edición (versión electrónica). Planeta de Papel Ediciones, Valparaíso, Chile. 723 pp.
Iconography
- Penneckamp (2018): pag. 311
Regions
Archipiélago de Juan Fernández
Habitat
Temperate Forests and
Juan Fernández rainforest
Distribution and habitat
Restricted to the Juan Fernández Archipelago where it occurs on both Robinson Crusoe and Alejandro Selkirk islands. It grows in a variety of habitats including: canyon walls, thickets, open grassy slopes, and edge of trails. It mostly occurs from 200 to 600 m above sea level (Wheeler, 2007).
Descriptions
Habit
Perennial 50-110 cm tall. Flowers in September. Fruits are produced December through to February (Wheeler, 200)
Key characteristics
This species has a close affinity with C. fernandezensis but it has a subtle, but distinctive diagnostic feature which is the highly ornamented apex to the anthers, consisting of a broad white membranous appendage often tipped with 5 to 7 prickle-like hairs (Wheeler, 2007)
