Carex donnell-smithii

Carex donnell-smithii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Mexico and Central America.

Description

The sedge has stout culms with a length of which have a purple hue toward the base of the plant. It has many stiff, glabrous and leathery leaves with blades that are wide. The compound inflorescences are in length that are found in groups in pairs of groups of four.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1889 as a part of Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. The type specimen was collected in the Alta Verapaz are of Guatemala.
It has two synonyms;Carex jovis described by Charles Baron Clarke in 1908Carex pittieri Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1896.

Distribution

It is found in seasonally dry tropical biome from southern Mexico in the north down through much of Central America to Panama in the south.