Carex monostachya
| Carex monostachya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | C. subg. Vignea |
| Section: | C. sect. Longespicatae |
| Species: | C. monostachya |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex monostachya A.Rich. | |
Carex monostachya is a species of sedge native to the mountains of East Africa.
Distribution and ecology
Carex monostachya lives at altitudes of 2,700–4,000 metres (8,900–13,100 ft) above sea level in Afromontane region, including Mount Kenya, the Aberdare Range and Mount Elgon.[1] It grows in the upper bamboo and Hagenia forests, in grassland in the ericaceous belt, and in shallow water near glaciers.[1]
Carex monostachya can be the dominant species in the bogs found on the mountains' higher reaches. Other plants found in the same habitat include the giant senecios of the genus Dendrosenecio, the gentian Swertia crassiuscula, the buttercup Ranunculus oreophytus and the thistle Carduus keniensis.[2]
Taxonomy
Carex monostachya was described by Achille Richard in 1850, in his Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 W. R. Q. Luke (2010). "Carex monostachya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ Alex Stewart (2012). "Animal and plant life". Kilimanjaro: a Complete Trekker's Guide: Preparations, practicalities and trekking routes to the 'Roof of Africa'. Cicerone Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781849656221.
- ↑ Achille Richard (1850). "Carex monostachya". Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae 2. pp. 512–513.