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Internal ID UUID643ff6704c78a328246518
Scientific name Cyperus rupestris
Authority Kunth
First published in Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 52. 1837 [1-6 May 1837]

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Cyperus rupestris is a species of sedge native to south eastern parts of Africa and a small area of Asia. It was first formally described by the botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1837. It is a perennial plant that grows in moist, shady areas and is often found in riverbanks and along streams. It has long, thin leaves and small, yellowish-brown flowers. It is used in traditional medicine and is also grown as an ornamental plant.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Cyperus amnicola Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 52 (1837)
Cyperus cognatus Kunth Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 52. 1837 [1-6 May 1837]
Cyperus parvinux C.B.Clarke Fl. Cap. 7: 167 (1897)
Cyperus rupestris var. amnicola (Kunth) Kuk. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 304. 1936
Cyperus rupestris var. parvinux (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(101): 304. 1936

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World Flora Online wfo-0000381765
Tropicos 50239741
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305829-1
The Plant List kew-238399
Open Tree Of Life 3959728
NCBI Taxonomy 1234185
IPNI 305830-1
iNaturalist 583259
GBIF 2713751
EOL 1121547
Wikipedia Cyperus_rupestris

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Water availability, bedrock, disturbance by herbivores, and climate determine plant diversity in South-African savanna Hejda M, Čuda J, Pyšková K, Zambatis G, Foxcroft LC, MacFadyen S, Storch D, Tropek R, Pyšek P Sci Rep 10-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8748544
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-02870-3
PMID:35013353

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