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Cyperaceae

Carex fernandezensis Mack. ex G.A. Wheeler

Place of Publication

Darwiniana 45(1): 127-128 (2007)

Type citation

Chile. V Región Valparaíso, Prov. Valparaíso, Juan Fernández Islands, Masatierra, Portezuelo de Villagra, 580 m, 3-XII-1916, C. & I. Skottsberg 37 (holotype NY; isotypes GB, S, UPS). Figs. IB

References

  • Wheeler (2007)

    Wheeler, G.A. 2007. Carex and Uncinia (Cyperaceae, Cariceae) from the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile. Darwiniana 45(1): 136–137

  • 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. 313

Regions

Archipiélago de Juan Fernández

Distribution and habitat

Only found on Robinson Crusoe Island ( Juan Fernández Archipelago). It grows in rock fissures and on rock walls where it is scarce (Penneckamp, 2018).

Descriptions

  • Penneckamp (2018)

Habit

Perennial, fertile stems ca. 21.5-44 cm. Fruiting from December to February