''Cyperus altochrysocephalus'' 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 an area which includes parts of

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and

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

. The species was first formally described by the botanist

Kåre Arnstein Lye Kåre Arnstein Lye (9 March 1940 – 24 March 2021) was a Norwegian botanist and field biologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Lye was born in Bryne in south western Norway and studied at ...

in 1988.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15530826 altochrysocephalus Plants described in 1988 Flora of Angola Flora of Zambia Taxa named by Kåre Arnstein Lye

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