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Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

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BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
Volume 166, Issue 1, Pages 51-99

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01116.x

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species keys; taxonomy

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  1. University of Zurich
  2. Georges- and Antoine-Claraz-Schenkung
  3. Swiss National Science Council (SNCAT)

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This synopsis provides a key, synonymy, lectotypification, habitat descriptions and distributions for the 81 species and six additional infraspecific taxa of Carex known from tropical and southern Africa and Madagascar. It is the first treatment of Carex including all tropical and southern temperate areas in Africa since Kukenthal's monograph of subfamily Caricoideae in 1909. (C) 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 166, 51-99.

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