''Cyperus karlschumannii'' 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 western 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 Charles Baron Clarke (17 June 1832 – 25 August 1906) was a British botanist. He was born at Andover, Hampshire, Andover, the eldest son of Turner Poulter Clarke. He was educated at King's College School, London, and at Trinity College, Cambrid ...

in 1906.

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karlschumannii Taxa named by Charles Baron Clarke Plants described in 1906 Flora of Chad Flora of Burkina Faso Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Ghana Flora of Ivory Coast Flora of Togo Flora of Nigeria Flora of Mali {{Cyperus-stub

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