Species Carex capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Carex capensis.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Carex:
La. caricis, carex = reeds, sedges, rushes. Possibly also from La. carere = absent, having flaws. In some species the upper florescent spikes are without seeds because the spikes are male.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Carex capensis Thunb.
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Protologue:
Beschr. Riedgräs. 2: 39 (1806)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1806
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Carex capensis.