''Carex aztecica'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the sedge family,
Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...
. It is native to Central America.
It was
originally named ''Carex fuscotincta'' by
Kenneth Kent Mackenzie
Kenneth Kent Mackenzie (1877–1934) was a lawyer and amateur botanist who wrote extensively on the genus ''Carex'' in North America.
Taxa Cyperaceae
He described the following taxa in the family Cyperaceae (sedges); alternative combinations are ...
in 1909. However, this name was already occupied by ''Carex fuscotincta'' , so the species was renamed by Mack as ''Carex aztecica'' in 1935. ''Carex fuscotincta'' is now considered a synonym of ''
Carex caryophyllea
''Carex caryophyllea'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette. Two varieties are listed in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The World Checklist of Selected Pla ...
''.
References
aztecica
Plants described in 1909
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