Carex madagascariensis

Carex madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Carex madagascariensis Boeckeler

Carex madagascariensis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and eastern parts of Madagascar.^[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1884 as a part of the work Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. The type specimen was collected by Johann Maria Hildebrandt in 1880 near Andrangoloaka.^[2]

See also

• List of Carex species

References

1. "Carex madagascariensis Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "Carex madagascariensis Boeckeler". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 26 November 2022.