Carex petitiana is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae that lives in swamps and bogs at altitudes of 1,800–3,600 metres (5,900–11,800 ft) in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- C. petitiana subsp. attenuata – only recorded from Malawi and Zimbabwe
- C. petitiana subsp. petitiana (Kük.) Luceño & M. Escudero – throughout the species' range
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. petitiana
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| Carex petitiana | |
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References
edit- ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2018). "Carex petitiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T120147811A120147815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120147811A120147815.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Marcial Escudero & Modesto Luceño (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the tropical African group of Carex subsect. Elatae (sect. Spirostachyae, Cyperaceae)". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 68 (2): 225–247. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2256.
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