Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejias & Roalson, Phytotaxa 266: 21 (2016)

Jimenez-Mejias, Pedro, Morales-Alonso, Ana, Oleas, Nora H, Sanchez, Enmily, Martin-Bravo, Santiago, Masa-Iranzo, Irene & S. Meseguer, Andrea, 2023, New relevant chorological and conservation data on Carex (Cyperaceae) and Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Ecuador, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 99603-99603 : 99603

Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejias & Roalson, Phytotaxa 266: 21 (2016)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith 358 (K) ; recordNumber: 358; recordedBy: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith; occurrenceID: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith 358 (K); Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location: country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Chimborazo; locality: Paramo de los Altares ; locationRemarks: Chimborazo. Páramo de los Altares, 01°40'S 78°24'W, 4000 m; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event: eventDate: Sep-03-1987; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36470 ; recordNumber: 71693; recordedBy: S. Lægaard; occurrenceID: QCA 36470 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Chimborazo; locality: Arenales de Palmiras ; locationRemarks: Chimborazo. Arenales de Palmiras , 02°02'S 78°45'W, 3200-3300 m; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Jun-26-1988; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36566, QCA 36569 ; recordNumber: 95-9; 98-14; recordedBy: P. Sklenář & V. Kostečková; occurrenceID: QCA 36566, QCA 36569 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Chimborazo; locality: El Altar ; verbatimLocality: N side; locationRemarks: Chimborazo. El Altar, N side, 1°41'S 78°24'W, 4200 m, humid cushion (super) páramo with scattered bunchgrasses on the ridge below the Canoningo peak; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: 20 Aug 1995; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36517 ; recordNumber: 125-3; recordedBy: P. Sklenář & V. Kostečková; occurrenceID: QCA 36517 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Imbabaura ; locality: Cotacachi volcano ; verbatimLocality: south-western side of the SE ridge; locationRemarks: Imbabura. Cotacachi volcano, south-western side of the SE ridge, 00°21'N 78°21'W, 4300 m, shrub and cushion páramo; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Sep-09-1995; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36434 ; recordNumber: 53863; recordedBy: S. Laegaard; occurrenceID: QCA 36434 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Napo; verbatimLocality: Road Pifo-Papallacta, N of the antennas at Paso La Virgen ; locationRemarks: Napo. Road Pifo-Papallacta, N of the antennas at Paso La Virgen , 00°17'S 78°11'W, 4250-4400 m; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: 13 March 1985; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36550 ; recordNumber: 3550; recordedBy: P. Sklenář & V. Kostečková; occurrenceID: QCA 36550 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Napo; locality: Antisana volcano ; verbatimLocality: NE side; locationRemarks: Napo. Antisana volcano, NE side, 00°27'S 78°08'W, 4200-4300 m, superpáramo vegetation on the wet soil below rocky escarpments; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: 19 Aug 1997; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36322 ; recordNumber: 001; recordedBy: Freddy Bravo; occurrenceID: QCA 36322 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location: country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Napo-Pichincha; locality: Paramo de Guamani , Paso de La Virgen ; locationRemarks: Napo-Pichincha. Páramo de Guamaní, Paso de La Virgen, 0°22'S 78°12'W, 4000 m; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event: eventDate: 17 Dec 1983; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36433 ; recordNumber: 53876; recordedBy: S. Laegaard; occurrenceID: QCA 36433 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Pichincha; locality: Atacazo volcano ; locationRemarks: Pichincha. Atacazo volcano, 00°2'S 78°37'W, 4250-4450 m, páramo; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: 15 March 1985; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36462 ; recordNumber: 70522; recordedBy: S. Lægaard; occurrenceID: QCA 36462 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Pichincha; locality: Cayambe volcano ; verbatimLocality: along road to Refugio ; locationRemarks: Pichincha. Cayambe volcano, along road to Refugio , 00°04'S 77°57'W, 4300 m, muddy flats in swamp; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Mar-02-1988; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36317 ; recordNumber: 3360; recordedBy: H. Balslev, J. Brandbyge and L. Coloma; occurrenceID: QCA 36317 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Pichincha; locality: National Park Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi volcano ; verbatimLocality: N slope; locationRemarks: Pichincha. Parque Nacional Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi volcano, N slope, 00°40'S 78°30'W, 4100-4300 m, páramo and rocky slopes; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Oct-28-1982; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 116027 ; recordNumber: 51316; recordedBy: S. Lægaard; occurrenceID: QCA 116027; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location: country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Pichincha; locality: Paramo Guamani ; verbatimLocality: close to Paso La Virgen; locationRemarks: Pichincha. Páramo Guamaní, close to Paso La Virgen , 00°20'S 78°13'W, 4050 m, moist páramo and springbogs; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event: eventDate: Feb-08-1984; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36421 ; recordNumber: 52147; recordedBy: S. Lægaard; occurrenceID: QCA 36421 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Pichincha; locality: Paso de la Virgen ; verbatimLocality: 2 km south, road Quito-Baeza ; locationRemarks: Pichincha. Paso de la Virgen , 2 km south, road Quito-Baeza , 00°20'S 78°13'W, 4000-4200 m, on rock with seeping water; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: 19-20 May 1984; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 36551 ; recordNumber: 3610; recordedBy: P. Sklenář & V. Kostečková; occurrenceID: QCA 36551 ; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Tungurahua; locality: Cerro Hermoso ; verbatimLocality: SW ridge; locationRemarks: Tungurahua. Cerro Hermoso, SW ridge, 1°14'S 78°18'W, 4100 m, transition from the grass/bamboo páramo to lower superpáramo with shrubs of Lorica spp; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Sep-06-1997; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith 298 (K) ; recordNumber: 298; recordedBy: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith; occurrenceID: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith 298 (K); Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location: country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Tungurahua; locality: Tungurahua volcano ; verbatimLocality: N slopes; locationRemarks: Tungurahua. N slopes of Volcan Tungurahua, 01°29'S 78°23'W, páramo; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event: eventDate: 30 Aug 1987; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA 234420 ; recordNumber: 298; recordedBy: P.M.Ramsay & P.J.Marrow-Smith; occurrenceID: QCA 234420; Taxon: scientificName: Carex via-incaica Jim. Mejías & Roalson; Location: country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Tungurahua; locality: Tungurahua volcano ; verbatimLocality: N slopes; locationRemarks: Tungurahua. Tungurahua volcano, N slopes, 01°29'S 78°23'W, 3900 m, páramo; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event: eventDate: 30 Aug 1987; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Taxon discussion

Carex via-incaica was recently described from a single collection at the slopes of Rumiñahui Volcano in Cotopaxi Province ( Jiménez-Mejías and Roalson 2016). It is one of the few northern South American species of the sect. Junciformes (subg. Junciformes Psyllophorae ), a group with its centres of origin and diversity in Patagonia ( Benítez-Benítez et al. 2021a).

We present several records that greatly expand the range of this Ecuadorian endemic species. The high number of herbarium specimens at QCA and QCNE (stored as undetermined sedges) depicts the fact that this species has not remained overlooked nor undercollected, but just not understood.