Cephalocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes 20 species of sedges native to tropical South America, ranging from Colombia and Peru to Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and northern Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalocarpus Nees (1842) |
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The former genus Everardia is now considered a synonym.[1] It was named in honour of Everard im Thurn (1852–1932), author, explorer, botanist, photographer and British colonial administrator,[2]
Species
edit20 species are accepted.[1]
- Cephalocarpus angustus (N.E.Br.) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus confertus Gilly
- Cephalocarpus debilis (T.Koyama & Maguire) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus diffusus (T.Koyama & Maguire) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus distichus (T.Koyama & Maguire) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus dracaenula Nees
- Cephalocarpus duidae (Gilly) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus erectolaxus (T.Koyama & Maguire) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus flexifolium (Gilly) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus glabra M.T.Strong
- Cephalocarpus insolitus S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus longifolius (Gilly) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus maguireanus (T.Koyama) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus montanus (Ridl.) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus neblinensis S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus obovoideus T.Koyama
- Cephalocarpus ptariensis (Gilly) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus recurviglumis (T.Koyama & Maguire) S.M.Costa
- Cephalocarpus rigidus Gilly ex Gleason & Killip
- Cephalocarpus vareschii (Maguire) S.M.Costa
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Cephalocarpus Nees | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.