Cyperus micropelophilus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Cyperus |
Species: | C. micropelophilus |
Binomial name | |
Cyperus micropelophilus Lye | |
Cyperus micropelophilus is a species of sedge that is endemic to southern Somalia. [1]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1996. [1]
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.
Cyperus laxus is a sedge species in the Cyperaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere and also to Africa. The species is reportedly naturalized in Assam and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Cyperus afroalpinus is a species of sedge that is native to Africa and was described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1983.
Cyperus afrodunensis is a species of sedge that is native to an area in southern Somalia and coastal parts of Kenya.
Cyperus gigantobulbes is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in Tanzania.
Cyperus graciliculmis is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in Rwanda.
Cyperus aureoalatus is a species of sedge that has been found to occur in Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Cyperus altomicroglumis is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in Somalia.
Cyperus baobab is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in Somalia.
Cyperus boreohemisphaericus is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in Ethiopia.
Cyperus densibulbosus is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area of Somalia.
Cyperus flavoculmis is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area of Kenya.
Cyperus microcristatus is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area of Cameroon.
Cyperus rheophyticus is a species of sedge that is thought to be endemic to Cameroon.
Cyperus somalidunensis is a species of sedge that is endemic to southern Somalia.
Cyperus micromariscus is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area of Tanzania.
Cyperus microumbellatus is a species of sedge that is endemic to an area in the Shimba hills of Kenya.
Cyperus nyererei is a species of sedge that is native to an area of eastern Africa.