| Koyamaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Koyamaea W.W.Thomas & G.Davidse |
| Species: | K. neblinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Koyamaea neblinensis W.W.Thomas & G.Davidse | |
Koyamaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. [1] The only species is Koyamaea neblinensisW.W.Thomas & G.Davidse. [2]
Its native range is southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. [2]
It grows in habitats that are steep, rocky hillside with scattered shrubs and tree that are no more than 2-3m tall and the surrounding vegetation mainly consisting of bromeliads. It grows at altitudes of 500–700 metres (1,600–2,300 ft) above sea level. [3]
The genus name of Koyamaea is in honour of Tetsuo Michael Koyama (b. 1933), a Japanese botanist at the New York Botanical Garden and also specialist in Cyperaceae. [4] The Latin specific epithet of neblinensis refers to Cerro de la Neblina or Sierra de la Neblina . [3] Both species and genus were first described and published in Syst. Bot. Vol.14 on page 189 in 1989. [2] [3]