''Carex chlorosaccus'' (syn. ''Carex brassii'') is a species of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...

in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

, native to the

Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the ...

islands, southwestern Cameroon, and central and eastern tropical Africa. It is typically found in upland grasslands and the understories of montane forests.

References

chlorosaccus Flora of the Gulf of Guinea islands Flora of Cameroon Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Rwanda Flora of Burundi Flora of Sudan Flora of Ethiopia Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of Zambia Flora of Malawi Flora of Mozambique Plants described in 1900 {{Carex-stub