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Mesomelaena

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Mesomelaena

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

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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Mesomelaena, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.

It is catalogued under topics including Cyperaceae, Cyperaceae genera and Endemic flora of Southwest Australia.

Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumTracheophyta
  2. ClassMagnoliopsida
  3. OrderPoales
  4. FamilyCyperaceae

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Specimen records
22
With media
5
Family
Cyperaceae
Collections
MEL, NHMUK, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, BRIT, VT, MNHN
Recorded in
Australia

Wikidata facts

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Mesomelaena tetragona - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
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Category:Mesomelaena
Commons category
Mesomelaena
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Mesomelaena is a genus of sedges. It has 5 known species, all endemic to Western Australia.

Species: Mesomelaena graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) K.L.Wilson Mesomelaena preissii Nees Mesomelaena pseudostygia K.L.Wilson Mesomelaena stygia (R.Br.) Nees Mesomelaena tetragona (R.Br.) Benth. - Semaphore Sedge

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mesomelaena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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