Kyllinga

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Kyllinga
Kyllinga nemoralis
Kyllinga nemoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Kyllinga
Rottb.
Species

40-50, see text

Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical Africa. These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking rhizomes. They are closely related to Cyperus species.

Species include:

  • Kyllinga brevifolia
  • Kyllinga coriacea
  • Kyllinga erecta
  • Kyllinga exigua
  • Kyllinga gracillima
  • Kyllinga melanosperma
  • Kyllinga nemoralis
  • Kyllinga odorata
  • Kyllinga planiculmis
  • Kyllinga polyphylla
  • Kyllinga pumila
  • Kyllinga squamulata
  • Kyllinga tibialis
  • Kyllinga triceps
  • Kyllinga vaginata

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