Checklist: Cyperaceae

CYPERACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Browning, J. & Goetghebeur, P. (2017) Sedge (Cyperaceae) Genera of Africa and Madagascar Troubador (Matador), Leicester, UK 
Browning, J. et al. (2020) Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 198-199 
Gibbs Russell, G.E. (1977) Keys to Vascular Aquatic Plants in Rhodesia Kirkia 10(2) 411-502 
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995) Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2  
Govaerts, R., Koopman, J., Simpson, D., Goetghebeur, P., Wilson, K., Egorova, T. & Bruhl, J. (2010) World Checklist of Cyperaceae The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/ accessed 10 July 2010 
Haines, R.W. & Lye, K. (1983) The Sedges and Rushes of East Africa East African Natural History Society, Nairobi, Kenya 
Larridon, I., Reynders, M. & Thery, P. (2020) Cyperaceae; Introduction et Tribu I. Hypolytreae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique 
Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022) Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa Meise Botanic Garden 
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
459.000 CYPERUS L. 
MARISCUS Vahl 
MONANDRUS Vorster 
  
492.000 RHYNCHOSPORA Vahl 

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The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Checklist: Cyperaceae].
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