Carex dolichophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperceae.[1] It is a pernnial herb endemic to southern Chile.[2] It belongs to the Carex subg. Uncinia, one of the six currently recognized Carex subgenera,[3] that corresponds to the now defunct genus Uncinia, formally transferred to Carex on 2015.[4] The species was formerly known as Uncinia macrophylla Steud.[5]

Carex dolichophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. dolichophylla
Binomial name
Carex dolichophylla
J.R.Starr

Etymology

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The epithet is a combination of the Greek words for long (dolichos) and leaves (phylla) attending to the long leaves that typically surpass the inflorescence of this large species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Carex dolichophylla". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ "Carex dolichophylla J.R.Starr | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ^ Villaverde, Tamara; Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Luceño, Modesto; Waterway, Marcia J; Kim, Sangtae; Lee, Bora; Rincón-Barrado, Mario; Hahn, Marlene; Maguilla, Enrique; Roalson, Eric H; Hipp, Andrew L; Wilson, K L; Larridon, I; Gebauer, S; Hoffmann, M H (2020-07-30). "A new classification ofCarex(Cyperaceae) subgenera supported by a HybSeq backbone phylogenetic tree". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (2): 141–163. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boaa042. hdl:10261/233485. ISSN 0024-4074.
  4. ^ a b "MakingCarexmonophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (1): 1–42. 2015-07-14. doi:10.1111/boj.12298. hdl:2027.42/113175. ISSN 0024-4074.
  5. ^ "Uncinia macrophylla Steud. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-14.