Carex tricephala is a species in the genus Carex, family Cyperaceae. It is one of only about seven species in Carex sect. Scabrellae. Members of this section have leaf-like bracts, and small spicate inflorescences. Carex tricephala is native to Southeast Asia, reported from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the Chinese province of Yunnan.[1]

Carex tricephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. tricephala
Binomial name
Carex tricephala Boeckeler

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