Cyperus meyerianus

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

Cyperus meyerianus is a species of sedge that is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1837. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cyperus meyerianus Kunth". Kew Science - Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 January 2022.