Carex megalepis K.A.Ford

NZOR Identifier: b6274c6f-d095-4b94-9e80-0215071b7a4b

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 4738f41a-8694-4391-911c-9a19fd486180)

Classification

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

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
Political Region
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic

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Scientific Name

Authority
K.A.Ford
Rank
species
Published in
Global Carex Group 2015: Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 1–42.
Micro-reference (page)
34
Year
2015
Nomenclatural Comment
This species has large glumes that are much longer than the perigynia; from the Greek mega-, big, and lepis, lepidos, a scale.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
f0e55133-36e9-4d27-b239-bc3211118259
According to
Global Carex Group 2015: Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 1–42.
Preferred Name
Carex megalepis K.A.Ford }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
aaa88ab0-c44d-436b-8308-16f2086f6b69
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Carex (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
4738f41a-8694-4391-911c-9a19fd486180
According to
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series No. 22.
Preferred Name
Carex megalepis K.A.Ford (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
e8b5421d-ddc0-47b9-bd24-ec8a48ceafc3
According to
Department of Conservation ed. (2019) Conservation Status of New Zealand Indigenous Vascular Plants. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz
Has Parent
Cyperaceae
Preferred Name
Carex megalepis K.A.Ford }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
a4a656e3-a816-449f-85c8-6de4991de75f
According to
Department of Conservation ed. (2018) Conservation Status of New Zealand Indigenous Vascular Plants. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz
Preferred Name
Carex megalepis K.A.Ford }

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Caver's beard
Name Id
2c744f74-e265-4f8e-bc89-a34eb25debb3
According To
Department of Conservation ed. (2018) Conservation Status of New Zealand Indigenous Vascular Plants. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Bastard grass
Name Id
dd9439ce-62ce-4a96-8e45-ca4bb9ead08d
According To
Department of Conservation ed. (2018) Conservation Status of New Zealand Indigenous Vascular Plants. Department of Conservation, Wellington. https://www.nztcs.org.nz

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