''Carex banksii'' 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 ...
. ''Carex banksii'' is native to South America and was first
formally named by
Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and botanist who was resident in Great Britain from 1820.
Biography
Boott was born in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, the brother of Kirk Boott, o ...
in 1839.
Four varieties are accepted:
*''Carex banksii'' var. ''abbreviata''
*''Carex banksii'' var. ''banksii''
*''Carex banksii'' var. ''fonkii''
*''Carex banksii'' var. ''odontolepis''
References
banksii
Flora of South America
Plants described in 1839
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