''Cyperus myrmecias'' 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 parts of 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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See also
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List of ''Cyperus'' species
References
myrmecias
Plants described in 1884
Flora of Zambia
Flora of Angola
Flora of Zimbabwe
Taxa named by Henry Nicholas Ridley
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