| Cyperus afrodunensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. afrodunensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus afrodunensis Lye | |
Cyperus afrodunensis is a species of sedge that is native to an area in southern Somalia and coastal parts of Kenya. [2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1983. [2]
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus Carex with over 2,000 species.
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