Cyathochaeta | |
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Cyathochaeta diandra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: |
Cyathochaeta Nees |
Cyathochaeta is a genus of rhizomatous perennial sedges. [1]
They have culms that are mostly noded. The leaves are mostly basal, often with one cauline and have ligule membranes. When flowering they produce a panicle-like, narrow inflorescence with distant nodes containing several spikelets at each node with a single bisexual flower. [2]
There are six known species all of which are endemic to Australia. [2]
The genera was first described in 1848 by the German botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck. [1]
List of species: