New relevant chorological and conservation data on Carex (Cyperaceae) and Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Ecuador Author Jimenez-Mejias, Pedro Department of Biology (Botany), Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain & Area de Botanica, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain & Centro de Investigacion en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain pjimmej@gmail.com Author Morales-Alonso, Ana Area de Botanica, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain aimoralons@gmail.com Author Oleas, Nora H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1948-4119 Centro de Investigacion de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climatico (BioCamb) e Ingenieria en Biodiversidad y Recursos Geneticos, Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnologica Indoamerica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador Author Sanchez, Enmily https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5343-9349 Centro de Investigacion de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climatico (BioCamb) e Ingenieria en Biodiversidad y Recursos Geneticos, Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnologica Indoamerica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador Author Martin-Bravo, Santiago https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0626-0770 Area de Botanica, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain Author Masa-Iranzo, Irene Real Jardin Botanico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain Author S. Meseguer, Andrea Real Jardin Botanico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain text Biodiversity Data Journal 2023 2023-03-08 11 99603 99603 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99603 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99603 1314-2828-11-e99603 64C6413A939157C19507EFFD53C388AB Carex madida J.R.Starr, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 179: 34 (2015) Carex madida = Uncinia lacustris G.A.Wheeler, Aliso 14: 141 (1995). Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 110 ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS) ; recordNumber: 110; recordedBy: Morales Alonso, A. , Jimenez Mejias , P. , Masa Iranzo, I & Sanchez , E. ; occurrenceID: 110 ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Carchi ; locality: Reserva Ecologica El Angel ; verbatimLocality: carretera a las Lagunas Verdes del Volcan Chiles ; locationRemarks: Carchi . Reserva Ecologica El Angel , carretera a las Lagunas Verdes del Volcan Chiles. 00°47.3118'N 077°53.5117W , 3682 m , borde de camino en pajonal con formaciones de Espeletia spp.; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification : identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 6 Aug 2022 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence: catalogNumber: QCA221830 ; recordNumber: 166; recordedBy: V. Yunapanta & S. Chimbolema ; occurrenceID: QCA221830; Taxon: scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location: country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Carchi ; locality: Reserva Ecologica El Angel ; verbatimLocality: Cantones de Tulcan , Espejo y Mira, en la zona de amortiguamiento de la Reserva Ecologica El Angel ; locationRemarks: Carchi . Cantones de Tulcan , Espejo y Mira, en la zona de amortiguamiento de la Reserva Ecologica El Angel . 00°40'N 77°51W , 3635 m , bosque siempreverde montano alto y paramo de frailejones; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event: eventDate: Oct-08-2011 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: QCA 221804 ; recordNumber: 397; recordedBy: H. Valles & S. Chimbolema ; occurrenceID: QCA 221804; Taxon : scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Carchi ; locality: Reserva Ecologica El Angel ; verbatimLocality: Canton Espejo , parroquia de la Libertad ; verbatimElevation: 3781 m ; locationRemarks: Carchi . Canton Espejo, parroquia de la Libertad , Reserva Ecologica El Angel . 00°42'N , 77°52'W , 3781 m ,; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Jun-20-2011 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: QCA 38381 ; recordNumber: 386; recordedBy: P. Ramsay & P.J. Merrow-Smith ; occurrenceID: QCA 38381 ; Taxon : scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Chimborazo ; locality: Collanes Valley , Paramo de los Altares ; locationRemarks: Chimborazo . Collanes Valley , Paramo de los Altares , 01°40'S 78°24'W , 3900 m , paramo grassland; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: Sep-03-1987 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 118 ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS) ; recordNumber: 118; recordedBy: Morales Alonso, A. , Jimenez Mejias , P. , Masa Iranzo, I & Sanchez , E. ; occurrenceID: 118 ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Imbabura ; locality: National Park Cotacachi-Cayapas ; locationRemarks: Imbabura . Parque Nacional Cotacachi-Cayapas , 00°19.79'N 078°20.53'W , 3918 m , acequia en pajonal, cerca del camino; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification : identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 7 Aug 2022 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 96ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS) ; recordNumber: 96; recordedBy: Morales Alonso, A. , Jimenez Mejias , P. , Masa Iranzo, I & Sanchez , E. ; occurrenceID: 96ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Pichincha ; locality: National Park Cayambe-Coca ; verbatimLocality: orillas de una pequena laguna; locationRemarks: Pichincha . Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca , 00°19.4672'S 078°12.0532'W , 4167 m ; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification : identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 4 Aug 2022 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 99ECU-AMA22 (UPOS) ; recordNumber: 99; recordedBy: Morales Alonso, A. , Jimenez Mejias , P. , Masa Iranzo, I & Sanchez , E. ; occurrenceID: 99ECU-AMA22 (UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Pichincha ; locality: National Park Cayambe-Coca ; verbatimLocality: en turbera; locationRemarks: Pichincha . Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca , 00°19.6955'S 078°12.0338'W , 4117 m , en turbera; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification : identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 4 Aug 2022 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: QCA 225822 ; recordNumber: 5799; recordedBy: K. Romoleroux & G. Peyre ; occurrenceID: QCA 225822; Taxon : scientificNameID: Carex madida J.R.Starr ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Carchi ; locality: Tulcan , Paramo de El Angel ; verbatimElevation: 3778 m ; locationRemarks: Tulcan , Paramo de El Angel , 3778 m ; georeferenceProtocol: label; Record Level : collectionID: QCA 225822 Taxon discussion This species belongs to sect. Carex Uncinia (see C. ecuadorensis ), which remarkably includes three of the four Ecuadorian endemic Carex species (Fig. 1 B,b,C,c). Carex madida was reported as vulnerable (VU) in the Ecuadorian Red List (as Uncinia lacustris ), based on the known existence of only three localities, all in protected areas (Cayambe-Coca, Cotacachi-Cayapas and Cotopaxi National Parks) in the provinces of Pichincha, Napo and Imbabura, respectively. Here, we report its presence in two additional provinces (Carchi and Chimborazo) and one addition to a protected area (Reserva Ecologica El Angel ). We confirm its persistence in two of the formerly known localities, where it seems abundant. Since the plants occur in Espeletia formations very close to the Colombian border, it is very likely that this species also occurs in the neighbouring country, from which it has not been reported yet.