Carex erebus | |
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Plate LI (artist: Fitch) [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. erebus
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Binomial name | |
Carex erebus | |
Synonyms [5] [4] | |
Uncinia hookeri
Boott |
Carex erebus (common name - Hookers bastard grass) [5] is a member of the sedge family and is found on the Antarctic Islands of Australia and New Zealand. [3] [5]
It is found on Macquarie Island (Australia), and in New Zealand on Stewart Island, Antipodes Island, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island. [4]
Carex erebus was first described in 1844 by Francis Boott as Uncinia hookeri in Joseph Hooker's Flora Antarctica. [4] [1] In 2015, in order to make the genus Carex monophyletic, the genus, Uncinia, was sunk into Carex. [4] The name, Carex hookeri had already been published in 1837 for another species. [6] Hence a new species epithet was required: erebus was chosen, being the name of the ship ( HMS Erebus) on which Hooker sailed on the Antarctic expedition of 1839-1843 when this species was first collected on the Auckland Islands. [4]
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, [5] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018 (due to its restricted range) but with a further comment that it is secure overseas. [2]
Carex erebus | |
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Plate LI (artist: Fitch) [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. erebus
|
Binomial name | |
Carex erebus | |
Synonyms [5] [4] | |
Uncinia hookeri
Boott |
Carex erebus (common name - Hookers bastard grass) [5] is a member of the sedge family and is found on the Antarctic Islands of Australia and New Zealand. [3] [5]
It is found on Macquarie Island (Australia), and in New Zealand on Stewart Island, Antipodes Island, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island. [4]
Carex erebus was first described in 1844 by Francis Boott as Uncinia hookeri in Joseph Hooker's Flora Antarctica. [4] [1] In 2015, in order to make the genus Carex monophyletic, the genus, Uncinia, was sunk into Carex. [4] The name, Carex hookeri had already been published in 1837 for another species. [6] Hence a new species epithet was required: erebus was chosen, being the name of the ship ( HMS Erebus) on which Hooker sailed on the Antarctic expedition of 1839-1843 when this species was first collected on the Auckland Islands. [4]
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, [5] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018 (due to its restricted range) but with a further comment that it is secure overseas. [2]