Lectotypification of Carex aestivalis (Cyperaceae sect. Hymenochlaenae)

Abstract

Abstract: A lectotype for Carex aestivalis (Cyperaceae; sect. Hymenochlaenae), a sedge from the Appalachian Mountains, U.S.A., is designated. The authorship of the name, hitherto cited as M.A. Curtis ex A. Gray, is revised to show that M.A. Curtis, alone, is the author of the species name and the original description.