''Cyperus pilosus'' 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

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

and

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. The species was first formally described by the botanist

Martin Vahl Martin Henrichsen Vahl (10 October 1749 – 24 December 1804) was a Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and zoologist. Biography Martin Vahl was born in Bergen, Norway and attended Bergen Cathedral School. He studied botany at the University ...

in 1805.

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pilosus ''Anthodiscus pilosus'' (chamisa, tahuari, botón caspi, botón huayo or tahuarí amarillo) is a plant species in the genus '' Anthodiscus'' found in Amazonian Colombia and Peru. ''Anthodiscus pilosus'' is added to some versions of the hallucino ...

Taxa named by Martin Vahl Plants described in 1805 Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Flora of Myanmar Flora of Malaysia Flora of India Flora of Bangladesh Flora of Borneo Flora of Cambodia Flora of China Flora of Japan Flora of Indonesia Flora of New Guinea Flora of the Philippines Flora of Sri Lanka Flora of Thailand Flora of Taiwan Flora of Tibet Flora of Vietnam {{Cyperus-stub

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