Cyperus urbani

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

Cyperus urbani, commonly known as Urban's sedge, [1] is a species of sedge that is endemic to Puerto Rico. [2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1888. [2] The specific epithet commemorates the German botanist Ignatz Urban, who specialised in the flora of the Caribbean.

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References

  1. "Cyperus urbanii Boeckeler". ITIS . Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Cyperus urbani Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 December 2021.