Cyperaceae

Family in GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaLiliopsidaPoales

  • 6,666,416

    Occurrences
  • 8,876

    Species
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Overview

Full Name

Cyperaceae

Common names

  • sedge family eng
  • sedges eng
  • cypergrassenfamilie nld
  • more

Synonyms

Taxonomic status

accepted family

Published in

Gen. Pl.: 26. 4 Aug 1789.

Habitat

Marine

Georeferenced data

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Distributions

Text based distributions present in some sources.

Distribution range

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Subordinate taxa

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
326
species
8,876
 
complete classification

Description

Description

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Bibliography

Van der Meijden, R. (2005)

Source information

This backbone name usage is included because it was found in another checklist at the time the backbone was built. The primary source name usage (123876278) has since been removed from the portal.

Record history

This record was last modified on Feb 14, 2017.