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Carex solandri
Auckland Museum specimen (AM AK109830)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. solandri
Binomial name
Carex solandri Boott

Carex solandri is a species of sedge that was first described by Francis Boott in 1853.

It is endemic to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

Taxonomy & naming

This plant was first described in 1853 by Francis Boott. Its specific epithet, solandri (originally Solandri), honours Daniel Solander who (with Joseph Banks) collected one of the specimens used by Boott in describing the species.

Conservation status

In 2017 de Lange and others declared it to be "not threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS).

References

1. "Carex solandri Boott". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
2. "Carex solandri | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
3. "Carex solandri". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
4. ^ Hooker, J.D. (1853) Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. 1: 284
5. de Lange, P.J. et al."Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). 2017. p. 58.

External links

• Carex solandri occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• Carex solandri occurrence data from GBIF
• [REDACTED] Media related to Carex solandri at Wikimedia Commons

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