Cephalocarpus
Sign in to saveCephalocarpus 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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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.
The former genus Everardia is now considered a synonym. It was named in honour of Everard im Thurn (1852–1932), author, explorer, botanist, photographer and British colonial administrator,