''Mesomelaena'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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'' ...
s. It has 5 known species, all endemic to Western Australia.
[Wilson, K. L. 1981. Revision of the genus ''Mesomelaena'' (Cyperaceae) Telopea Vol. 2, p 182-195.]
Species:
*''
Mesomelaena graciliceps''
(C.B.Clarke) K.L.Wilson
*''
Mesomelaena preissii''
Nees
*''
Mesomelaena pseudostygia''
K.L.Wilson
*''
Mesomelaena stygia''
(R.Br.) Nees
*''
Mesomelaena tetragona''
(R.Br.) Benth. - Semaphore Sedge
References
External links
Florabase, the Western Australia Flora, ''Mesomelaena'' Nees Friends of Queens Park Bushland, ''Mesomelaena tetragona'', Common name: Semaphore Sedge
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae genera
Flora of Western Australia
Endemic flora of Australia
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