Hypolytrum

Hypolytrum
Hypolytrum bullatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Hypolytrum
Rich.
Synonyms[1]
  • Beera P.Beauv. in T.G.Lestiboudois
  • Tunga Roxb.
  • Albikia J.Presl & C.Presl

Hypolytrum is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Species include:

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 168, 割鸡芒属 ge ji mang shu, Hypolytrum Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 70. 1805.
  4. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  5. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil [1] Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. ^ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.

Further reading

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  • Vinicius Alves, M., W. W. Thomas, and M. D. Lapa Wanderley. (2002). New species of Hypolytrum Rich. (Cyperaceae) from the Neotropics. Brittonia 54:2 124–34.