Carex hildebrandtiana
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| Carex hildebrandtiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
