Cyperaceae Juss.
Uncinia macrolepis Decne. , legitimate, scientific
Decaisne, J. in Dumont d'Urville, J.S.C. (1853), Plantes Vasculares. Voyage au Pole sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les Corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee 2: 13-14, t. 6, f. A [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "HAB. in terris Magellanicis."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: A South American taxon, recorded in an Australian context only as the parent of Uncinia macrolepis var. elegans (Kük.) Kük. Uncinia macrolepis var. elegans is treated as a synonym of Carex subtilis K.A.Ford in Australia.