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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