''Cyperus procerus'' 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

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to parts of

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and

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. The species was first formally described by the botanist

Christen Friis Rottbøll Christen Friis Rottbøll (3 March 1727, at Hørbygård, Denmark – 15 June 1797, in Copenhagen) was a Danish physician and botanist: He was a pupil of Carolus Linnaeus. Early life Rottbøll was born on the Hørbygaard estate at Holbæk, the so ...

in 1773.

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procerus Taxa named by Christen Friis Rottbøll Plants described in 1773 Flora of Assam (region) Flora of the Andaman Islands Flora of Bangladesh Flora of Burkina Faso Flora of Borneo Flora of China Flora of Cameroon Flora of Cambodia Flora of Egypt Flora of Chad Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Ghana Flora of Queensland Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of New South Wales Flora of Ivory Coast Flora of India Flora of Kenya Flora of Laos Flora of Madagascar Flora of Malawi Flora of Malaysia Flora of Namibia Flora of Mali Flora of Niger Flora of Nepal Flora of Nigeria Flora of the Philippines Flora of Somalia Flora of Sudan Flora of Sri Lanka Flora of Thailand Flora of Tanzania Flora of Togo Flora of Vietnam Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of Zambia {{Cyperus-stub

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