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 fecunda Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 194 (1855) Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: 57ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS) ; recordNumber: 57; recordedBy: A. Morales Alonso , P. Jimenez Mejias & I. Masa Iranzo ; occurrenceID: 57ECU-AMA22 (HUTI, UPOS); Taxon : scientificName: Carex fecunda Steud.; Location : country: Ecuador ; stateProvince: Azuay ; locality: National Park Cajas ; verbatimLocality: Laguna de Llaviucu ; verbatimElevation: 3156 m ; locationRemarks: Azuay . Laguna de Llaviucu , Parque Nacional Cajas , 02°05.6385'S 079°08.9762'W , 3156 m , pastizales humedos en el borde de laguna; georeferenceProtocol: GPS; Identification : identifiedBy: P. Jimenez-Mejias ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: Jul-31-2022 ; Record Level: basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Taxon discussion A South American endemic previously reported from the Central Andes, from Peru to northern Argentina. It belongs to the problematic sect. Fecundae (subg. Fecundae Carex ), a group of sedges entirely diversified within the Neotropic and one of the only two groups of Carex exclusively distributed in tropical-subtropical areas (the other sect. Carex Indicae , see above). This is the first record for Ecuador and the new northernmost limit for the species. The Ecuadorian specimen had the unusual feature of emitting a profound citric scent from the leaves and stems when crushed that persisted after drying. This aromatic property is known from other sedge groups (e.g. Cyperus odoratus L., C. sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kuek .), but it has not been previously reported in Carex , including other fresh or dry C. fecunda specimens (P. Jimenez-Mejias , pers. obs.). This may indicate some differences with respect to other more southern C. fecunda populations and deserves further study.