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Internal ID UUID643ff62b7d835818828661
Scientific name Cyperus niveoides
Authority C.B.Clarke
First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 319 (1901)

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It is a perennial herb that grows up to 1.5 m in height. The leaves are linear and up to 30 cm long. The inflorescence is a compound umbel, with up to 40 rays. The fruits are small, with a single seed.

Cyperus niveoides is a species of sedge native to Cameroon, Zambia, and the Republic of the Congo. It is a perennial herb that grows up to 1.5 m in height, with linear leaves up to 30 cm long. The inflorescence is a compound umbel with up to 40 rays, and the fruits are small with a single seed. It was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1901.

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Cyperus obtusiflorus var. niveoides (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 Erg.: 2. 1921

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  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Zambia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Zaïre

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World Flora Online wfo-0000378345
Tropicos 100176853
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305314-1
The Plant List kew-237709
Open Tree Of Life 3959265
IPNI 305314-1
GBIF 2716517
EOL 1121701
Wikipedia Cyperus_niveoides

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