Actinoschoenus
Sign in to saveActinoschoenus is a genus of the sedge family. It contains three species native to central tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, and Australia.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
Native toAssam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Hainan, India, Madagascar, Malaya
General: Traditionally, a genus of 3 species – Actinoschoenus repens
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Actinoschoenus is a genus of the sedge family. It contains three species native to central tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia, and Australia.
==Species== According to a 2021 taxonomic revision based on molecular data, the genus includes two species, Actinoschoenus aphyllus and A. repens. Reference databases Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online also include A. yunnanensis. Actinoschoenus aphyllus – west-central tropical Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius, India and Sri Lanka, Indochina, southeastern China, western Malesia, and Australia Actinoschoenus repens – Zambia Actinoschoenus yunnanensis – Indochina to Assam and Yunnan