Carex solandri

Carex solandri is a species of sedge that was first described by Francis Boott in 1853.^[1]

Carex solandri
Auckland Museum specimen (AM AK109830)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. solandri
Binomial name
Carex solandri Boott

It is endemic to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.^[2]

Taxonomy & naming

This plant was first described in 1853 by Francis Boott.^[3][4] Its specific epithet, solandri (originally Solandri), honours Daniel Solander who (with Joseph Banks) collected one of the specimens used by Boott in describing the species.^[4]

Conservation status

In 2017 de Lange and others declared it to be "not threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS).^[5]