Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family contains around 5,500 described species in about 90 generathe largest being the "true sedges" (Carex), with over 2,000 species.

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Blysmus is a genus of sedges of the family Cyperaceae, found in temperate regions across the Northern Hemisphere.

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Scirpoides is a genus of sedges (Cyperaceae), native to Europe and adjoining areas, and introduced elsewhere. It was split off from Scirpus.

Mapania is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae. It contains 100 species, distributed in tropical regions of Africa, India, southern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Central America, northern South America, and various oceanic islands.

Afrotrilepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

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.

Gymnoschoenus is a genus of tussock-forming grasses in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to southern Australia.

Diplacrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Lagenocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

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Lipocarpha is a genus of sedges known as halfchaff sedges. There are approximately 35 species and representatives can be found throughout the tropical and warmer temperate areas of Africa, Asia (China, India, Indonesia, etc.), Australia, North America, South America and various oceanic islands. These mostly are erect annual herbs (some perennials are known) growing 1 to 30 centimeters tall. The inflorescence consists of one to few spikes each containing many spirally arranged spikelets. The flower is entangled with two hyalin scales, a spikelet prophyll and a glume. These flower stands in the

Coleochloa is a plant genus in the family Cyperaceae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and on the Island of Madagascar.

Fuirena, called umbrella sedges or umbrella grasses, are a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family (Cyperaceae), with a worldwide distribution, chiefly in the tropics and temperate zones. They are named for Danish physician and early botanist Georg Fuiren (Jorgen Furenius), 1581–1628.

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Paramapania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Morelotia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It contains six species of sedges native to New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Tubuai Islands, and Western Australia.

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Evandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Ficinia is a genus of tufted or rhizomatous sedges in the family Cyperaceae. There are 91 accepted species – around 70 recognised species in Africa, four species (Ficinia ambigua, Ficinia anomala, Ficinia nodosa, and Ficinia spiralis) that occur in New Zealand and a single species Ficinia nodosa that occurs in Australia. The genus was described by German botanist Heinrich Adolph Schrader after another German botanist, Heinrich David August Ficinus.

Trilepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes five species native to northern South America (Venezuela and the Guianas) and eastern Brazil.

Phylloscirpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Costularia is a plant genus in the family Cyperaceae. It includes 15 species native to southeastern Africa, ranging from South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces) through Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, and to the islands Madagascar, Réunion, and the Seychelles in the Western Indian Ocean.

Zameioscirpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Bisboeckelera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Calyptrocarya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Reedia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It only contains one known species, Reedia spathacea, a perennial rhizomatous geophyte endemic to Southwest Australia.

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Chrysitrix is a group of plants in the Cyperaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771.

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Abildgaardia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics. The genus was established by Martin Vahl in 1805.

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Mesomelaena is a genus of sedges. It has 5 known species, all endemic to Western Australia.

Tricostularia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. All species of the genus Tricostularia are endemic to Australia.

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Carpha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Trianoptiles is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. They are commonly known as Capesedges. The genus is endemic to South Africa.

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.

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Sumatroscirpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Erioscirpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Actinoscirpus is a monospecific genus in the family Cyperaceae which contains only the species Actinoscirpus grossus, the greater club rush. It is found across East and South Asia and is known in China as , rumput menderong in Malaysian, and kasheruka within Ayurvedic medicine, which uses the tubers as an antiemetic and treatment for liver and digestive diseases. It is a perennial plant that grows rapidly with long rhizomes that end in small tubers. A. grossus is considered a "principal" weed of rice in some Southeast Asian countries. It is abundant in swampy or inundated areas, such as marshe

thumb|right|alt=Lepironia articulata at freshwater marsh next to an oil-palm plantation|Lepironia articulata Lepironia is a genus of the sedge family, comprising only one species, Lepironia articulata, known as the grey sedge. It is found in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indochina, Indonesia), New Guinea, and various islands of the western Pacific (Ryukyu Islands, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia). It also occurs in northern and eastern Australia, as far south as Thirlmere Lakes National Park in New South Wales.

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Afroscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes a single species, Afroscirpoides dioeca, a perennial rhizomatous geophyte sedge native to Botswana, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa.

Microdracoides is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. The only species is Microdracoides squamosa.

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Dracoscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

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Calliscirpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Amphiscirpus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the sedge family containing the single species Amphiscirpus nevadensis, which is known by the common name Nevada bulrush.

Hellmuthia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. The only species is Hellmuthia membranacea.

Cyathocoma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes three species native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

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