Cyperus Grandibulbosus
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''Cyperus grandibulbosus'' 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
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to parts of eastern
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.


See also

* List of ''Cyperus'' species


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15532606 grandibulbosus Taxa named by Charles Baron Clarke Plants described in 1901 Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Kenya Flora of Somalia Flora of Tanzania