Afroscirpoides

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Afroscirpoides
Afroscirpoides dioeca imported from iNaturalist photo 273133840 on 2 December 2023.jpg
A. dioeca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Afroscirpoides
García-Madr. & Muasya
Species:
A. dioeca
Binomial name
Afroscirpoides dioeca
(Kunth) García-Madr.
Synonyms [1]
  • Isolepis dioecaKunth (1837) (basionym)
  • Scirpoides dioeca(Kunth) Browning
  • Scirpus dioecus(Kunth) Boeckeler
  • Scirpus schinziiBoeckeler

Afroscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. [2] It includes a single species, Afroscirpoides dioeca, a perennial rhizomatous geophyte sedge native to Botswana, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) García-Madr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Afroscirpoides García-Madr. & Muasya | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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