Everardia montana Ridl. subsp. montana
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1965. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12 (3): 1-285.
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Family
Cyperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Mt. Roraima, the Ledge [Venezuela], im Thurn 335 (K, holotype; NY, photo).
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Discussion
Everardia revoluta Gilly, Bull. Torrey Club 68: 28. f. 3 e-e'. 1941. Syn. nov. Everardia TiitcTicocTcii Lasser & Maguire, Brittonia 7: 76. 1950. Syn. nov. Everardia montana Eidley var. pilosa Gilly, Pieldiana Bot. 28(1) : 54. 1951. Syn. nov. The specimens from northern Peru agree well with a narrow-leaved form of E. montana subsp. montana of Guayana. The phytogeographical significance of this interesting discovery is still waiting the accumulation of floristic data from the station in northern Peru and the adjacent foothills of the Andes.
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Distribution
Distribution. This subspecies has the broadest range of distribution in the genus Everardia, covering most of the Roraima sandstone sediment from Cerro Sipapo and Cerro Duida eastwards to Ptari-tepui and Mt. Roraima. It has recently been newly found from the northern part of Peru by Dr. J. J. Wurdack. Following specimens have been examined including the types of synonymous names.
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