''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of
plant in the family
Cyperaceae
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'' w ...
. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical
Africa,
Asia,
Australia
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,
Latin America and various oceanic islands.
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Species include:
* ''Hypolytrum amorimii
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum bahiense
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum bullatum
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum heterophyllum
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum jardimii
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum leptocalamum
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum nemorum
''Hypolytrum nemorum'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae
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 i ...
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* ''Hypolytrum paraense
''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...
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* ''Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides
''Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also ter ...
'', D.A.Simpson & Lye in press
* ''Hypolytrum subcompositus
''Hypolytrum subcompositus'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed ...
'', Lye & D.A.Simpson
References
Further reading
*Vinicius Alves, M., W. W. Thomas, and M. D. Lapa Wanderley. (2002). New species of ''Hypolytrum'' Rich. (Cyperaceae) from the Neotropics. ''Brittonia'' 54:2 124–34.
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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