A new species of Carex (Cyperaceae) from the Kashmir Himalaya, India

Ehtisham ul Haq, Dar G.H., Wafai B.A. & Anzar A. Khuroo

Published on : 30-Jun-2010

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2010.20.01.06

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Abstract

Carex hokarsarensis E.U. Haq et Dar, is described and illustrated as a new species of the subgenus Vignea from the Kashmir Himalaya, India. It differs from its closely allied species C. vulpinaris Nees and C. otrubae Podp. in the size, shape, texture and beak of the perigynium, and in the arrangement of spikelets.