Cyperus urbani, commonly known as Urban's sedge,[1] is a species of sedge that is endemic to Puerto Rico.[2]
| Cyperus urbani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. urbani |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus urbani Boeckeler | |
The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1888.[2] The specific epithet commemorates the German botanist Ignatz Urban, who specialised in the flora of the Caribbean.
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