Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Poales Small
Family
Cyperaceae Juss.
Genus
Carex L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Carex ambita K.A.Ford, New Zealand J. Bot. 24 (online) (2025)
Synonymy:
Lectotype: [selected by Ford 2025] Mt Arthur Plateau, Nelson, alt. 4000 ft., Jan 1886, T.F.C., AK 2490; isolectotypes: AK 2489, US 2038826
  • = Carex kirkii var. membranacea Kük. in Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl. 811 (1906)
Lectotype: [selected by Ford 2025] Mt Arthur Plateau, Nelson, alt. 4000 ft., Jan 1886, T.F.C., AK 2490; isolectotypes: AK 2489, US 2038826
Etymology:
From the Latin ambitus (encircling, surrounding), in reference to bordering the outer edge of ephemeral wetlands and tarns.
 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
Cheeseman, T.F. 1906: Manual of the New Zealand Flora. Government Printer, Wellington.
Ford, K.A. 2025: A taxonomic revision of New Zealand species of Carex section Inversae Kük. (Carex subgenus Vignea, Cyperaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–73 (online) DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2458506. (Published online: 13 Feb 2025)