''Cyperus latifolius'' 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 tropical and southern

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 ...

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latifolius Plants described in 1806 Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Angola Flora of Benin Flora of Botswana Flora of Burundi Flora of Cameroon Flora of the Central African Republic Flora of South Africa Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Kenya Flora of Madagascar Flora of Malawi Flora of Mozambique Flora of Mauritius Flora of Rwanda Flora of Tanzania Flora of Sudan Flora of Uganda Flora of Zambia Taxa named by Jean Louis Marie Poiret {{Cyperus-stub

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