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 enneastachya C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 70 (1908) Carex enneastachya = Carex azuayae Steyerm., Phytologia 9: 337 (1963). Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: QCA 36315 , QCNE 3907 ; recordNumber: 2279; recordedBy: H. Balslev ; occurrenceID: QCA 36315 , QCNE 3907; Taxon : scientificName: Carex enneastachya C.B.Clarke ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Cotopaxi ; locality: National Park Cotopaxi ; verbatimLocality: Limpiopungo ; verbatimElevation: 3800 m ; locationRemarks: Cotopaxi . Parque Nacional Cotopaxi , Limpiopungo , 0°40'S 78°0'W , 3800 m , laguna y alrededores; georeferenceProtocol: label; Record Level : basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 88ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS) ; recordNumber: 88; recordedBy: A. Morales Alonso , P. Jimenez Mejias & I. Masa Iranzo ; occurrenceID: 88ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex enneastachya C.B.Clarke ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Pichincha ; locality: National Park Cotopaxi ; verbatimLocality: Laguna Limpiopungo ; verbatimElevation: 3864 m ; locationRemarks: Pichincha . Laguna Limpiopungo , Parque Nacional Cotopaxi , 00°36.8748'S 078°25.4262'W , 3864 m , bordes de la laguna y arroyos; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 98ECU-AMA22 (UPOS) ; recordNumber: 98; recordedBy: A. Morales Alonso , P. Jimenez Mejias & I. Masa Iranzo ; occurrenceID: 98ECU-AMA22 (UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex enneastachya C.B.Clarke ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Pichincha ; locality: National Park Cayambe-Coca ; verbatimLocality: Laguna inferior; verbatimElevation: 4117 m ; locationRemarks: Pinchincha. Laguna inferior. Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca , 00°19.6955'S 078°12.0338'W , 4117 m , turbera; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification: identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: QCA 36663 ; recordNumber: 315; recordedBy: E. Terneus & P. Ramsay ; occurrenceID: QCA 36663 ; Taxon : scientificName: Carex enneastachya C.B.Clarke ; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Tungurahua ; locality: National Park Llanganates ; verbatimLocality: laguna Aucacocha ; verbatimElevation: 3750 m ; locationRemarks: Tungurahua . Parque Nacional Llanganates , laguna Aucacocha , 01°09 '36'' S 78°19 '37'' W , 3750 m , orillas de la laguna; georeferenceProtocol: label; Event : eventDate: 13 Jan 1999 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Taxon discussion Carex enneastachya is endemic from the Tropical Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. As C. brehmeri , it belongs to sect. Carex Phacocystis Dumort. (see above). In Ecuador, Carex enneastachya was reported only from a handful locations in Cajas National Park at Azuay Province. Here we present additional records for another three provinces. Originally conceived as a narrowly distributed taxon, this species was listed as EN in the Ecuadorian Red List of Endemic plants under the name C. azuayae . However, C. azuayae was already synonymized by Wheeler (1998) to C. enneastachya , which effectively expands its range to other South American countries. As a consequence, this plant should not be listed as an Ecuadorian endemic and its threatened status needs revision.