Cyperus boreobellus
| Cyperus boreobellus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cyperus |
| Species: | C. boreobellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyperus boreobellus | |
Cyperus boreobellus is a species of sedge endemic to Kenya. It is a critically endangered species known from only two locations in the former Kwale District of south east Kenya.
Taxonomy and history
Cyperus boreobellus was described in 1983 by botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye, based on a holotype specimen collected by Robert Bailey Drummond and James Hatton Hemsley in 1953. The description was published in the second issue of volume three of the Nordic Journal of Botany.[2][3][4]
Distribution and habitat
Cyperus boreobellus is known from only two locations in the former Kwale District of south east Kenya at 350–400 m (1,150–1,310 ft) above sea level, where it grows in rocky pools and on damp, shallow sandy soil over rocks.[1][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2019). "Cyperus boreobellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T179544A1582283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T179544A1582283.en. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Cyperus boreobellus Lye". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Lye, Kåre Arnstein (1983). "Studies in African Cyperaceae 25. New taxa and combinations in Cyperus L.". Nordic Journal of Botany. 3 (2): 220. Bibcode:1983NorJB...3..213L. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1983.tb01069.x. ISSN 0107-055X.
- ^ a b Hoenselaar, Kim; Verdcourt, Bernard; Beentje, Henk J. (2010). Beentje, Henk J. (ed.). Flora of Tropical East Africa: Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 158–160. ISBN 9781842463970. OCLC 957437334.