''Cyperus ajax'' 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 ...

that is native to parts of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. The species was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1901.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15530883 ajax Taxa named by Charles Baron Clarke Plants described in 1901 Flora of Burundi Flora of Zambia Flora of Uganda Flora of Kenya Flora of Malawi

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