Cyperaceae Juss.
Carex austrotenella K.L.Wilson , legitimate, scientific
Global Carex Group (2015), Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 29 APC [nom. nov.]
replaced synonym: Uncinia tenella R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carex tenella (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate
  • APC Comment: Treated as Uncinia tenella in Tas.
  • APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas
  • Etymology: "The first component of the name is from the Latin australis, southern, referring to the Southern Hemisphere occurrence of this species, added to the original epithet, which presumably refers to the small stature of this species, to provide a link between the new name and the original name."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Uncinia tenella R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Uncinia tenella R.Br. var. tenella legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carex tenella (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Uncinia sp. C (aff. tenella) [n/a]
  • APC Comment: Treated as Uncinia tenella in Tas.
  • APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas