Carex ambita K.A.Ford

NZOR Identifier: f47ae3e9-4727-4c36-8593-78791036acf6

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 42fea6ab-637b-4441-ac5c-cd31573bf710)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
Carex
species
Carex ambita K.A.Ford

Providers

NZFLORA
Provider Contribution Summary

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
K.A.Ford
Rank
species
Published in
Ford, K.A. 2025: A taxonomic revision of New Zealand species of Carex section Inversae Kük. (Carex subgenus Vignea, Cyperaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–73 (online) DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2458506. (Published online: 13 Feb 2025)
Micro-reference (page)
24 (online)
Year
2025
Nomenclatural Comment
Lectotype: [selected by Ford 2025] Mt Arthur Plateau, Nelson, alt. 4000 ft., Jan 1886, T.F.C., AK 2490; isolectotypes: AK 2489, US 2038826, From the Latin ambitus (encircling, surrounding), in reference to bordering the outer edge of ephemeral wetlands and tarns.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
42fea6ab-637b-4441-ac5c-cd31573bf710
According to
Ford, K.A. 2025: A taxonomic revision of New Zealand species of Carex section Inversae Kük. (Carex subgenus Vignea, Cyperaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–73 (online) DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2458506. (Published online: 13 Feb 2025)
Preferred Name
Carex ambita K.A.Ford (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
6f2e7e82-efaf-4d80-8a5d-f7d36293a37b
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Carex (In use by NZOR)

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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