Carex hildebrandtiana

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Carex hildebrandtiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. hildebrandtiana
Binomial name
Carex hildebrandtiana

Carex hildebrandtiana is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central parts of Madagascar.[2] The plant is listed as a Vulnerable species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[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 in 1881 near Betsiléeo by Johann Maria Hildebrandt.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Faranirina, L (2017). "Carex hildebrandtiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T88508892A88508901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T88508892A88508901.en. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex hildebrandtiana Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Carex hildebrandtiana Boeckeler". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 November 2022.