A new species of Luzula sect. Luzula DC., known from higher altitudes of volcanic hills in Costa Rica, is described under the name Luzula ignivoma Kirschner. It is most closely related to the Chilean species L. tristachya Desvaux. New Central American country records of other species of the Juncaceae are also given: Juncus marginatus Rostkovius from Panama, Juncus hybridus Brotero, and J. cooperi Engelmann from Mexico.
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1 June 2007
A New Species of Luzula Sect. Luzula (Juncaceae) from Costa Rica
Jan Kirschner
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 17 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 17 • No. 2
June 2007
Central America
Juncaceae
Juncus
Luzula