Cyperus flavoculmis

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Cyperus flavoculmis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. flavoculmis
Binomial name
Cyperus flavoculmis
Lye

Cyperus flavoculmis is a species of sedge endemic to Kenya. It is a critically endangered species known from only one location, a salt marsh in the Machakos District.

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Taxonomy and history

Cyperus flavoculmis was described in 1983 by botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye, based on a holotype specimen collected by Lye himself in June of 1971. The description was published in the second issue of volume three of the Nordic Journal of Botany . [2] [3] [4]

Distribution and habitat

Cyperus flavoculmis is known only from its type locality, a salt marsh in the Machakos District situated alongside the Nairobi–Mombasa Road at 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level, where it grows at the edges of seasonal pools. [1] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Luke, W.R.Q. (2010). "Cyperus flavoculmis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T185339A8391623. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185339A8391623.en . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cyperus flavoculmis Lye". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Lye, Kåre Arnstein (1983). "Studies in African Cyperaceae 25. New taxa and combinations in Cyperus L.". Nordic Journal of Botany . 3 (2): 223. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1983.tb01069.x. ISSN   0107-055X.
  4. 1 2 Hoenselaar, Kim; Verdcourt, Bernard; Beentje, Henk J. (2010). Beentje, Henk J. (ed.). Flora of Tropical East Africa: Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p. 251. ISBN   9781842463970. OCLC   957437334.
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