Carex toreadora is a little-known species of sedge from Ecuador. It was described in 1964 by the prolific plant collector Julian A. Steyermark,[2] having been collected in 1943 at an altitude of 3,785–3,900 metres (12,418–12,795 ft) in Azuay Province.[3] There it grew in "moist mossy boggy places bordering [an] alpine lake".[3] No further collections have ever been made, and the species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is classified in Carex sect. Ovales, and is thought to be closely related to species such as Carex mandoniana and Carex macloviana.[3]
| Carex toreadora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Ovales |
| Species: | C. toreadora
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex toreadora | |
References
edit- ^ a b Pitman, N. (2004). "Carex toreadora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45151A10983610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45151A10983610.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Mary Susan Taylor (1989). "Plant taxa described by Julian A. Steyermark". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 76 (3): 652–780. doi:10.2307/2399648. JSTOR 2399648.
- ^ a b c Julian A. Steyermark (1964). "Notes on Ecuador plants". Phytologia. 9 (6): 337–350.
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