''Kyllinga'' is genus of

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s in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical

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.Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 7, 193, Kyllinga Rottbøll, Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl. 12, plate 4, fig. 3. 1773.
/ref> These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2.5 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking

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s. They are closely related to '' Cyperus'' speciesGovaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. and sometimes treated as part of a more broadly circumscribed ''Cyperus''.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The genus was named for the 17th century

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Kyllinga brevifolia ''Kyllinga brevifolia'' is a species of Cyperaceae, sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, and kyllinga weed. It is native to tropical areas in the Americas but it can be fo ...

'' *'' Kyllinga coriacea'' *'' Kyllinga erecta'' *'' Kyllinga exigua'' *'' Kyllinga gracillima'' *'' Kyllinga melanosperma'' *'' Kyllinga nemoralis'' *'' Kyllinga odorata'' *'' Kyllinga planiculmis'' *'' Kyllinga polyphylla'' *'' Kyllinga pumila'' *'' Kyllinga squamulata'' *'' Kyllinga tibialis'' *'' Kyllinga triceps'' *'' Kyllinga vaginata''

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Jepson Manual TreatmentFlora of Madagascar
Cyperaceae genera {{Cyperaceae-stub