''Cyperus microcristatus'' 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
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to an area of
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
.
The species was first formally described by the botanist
Kåre Arnstein Lye
Kåre Arnstein Lye (9 March 1940 – 24 March 2021) was a Norwegian botanist and field biologist.
This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name.
Lye was born in Bryne in south western Norway and studied a ...
in 2006.
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See also
* List of ''Cyperus'' species
References
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microcristatus
Plants described in 2006
Flora of Cameroon