| Cyperus decompositus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. decompositus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus decompositus | |
Cyperus decompositus is a species of sedge that is endemic to north eastern Australia. [1]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810 as Mariscus decompositus, [2] then reclassified by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1874 [1] as a part of the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae . [3]
The range of the plant extends from the Northern Territory in the west to Queensland in the east from sea level to an altitude of 200 m (660 ft) usually as a part of rain forest, open forest or forest communities. [3]