Krenakia

Krenakia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Tribe: Cryptangieae
Genus:
S.M.Costa (2021)
Species[1]

10; see text

Synonyms[1]

Acrocarpus Nees (1842), nom. illeg.

Krenakia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae. It includes ten species of sedges native to the tropical Americas, including Cuba, Venezuela, and central and southern Brazil.[1]

Species

Ten species are accepted.[1]

  • Krenakia claussenii (C.B.Clarke) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia comata (Boeckeler) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia cubensis (Kük.) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia humilis (Nees) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia junciformis (Kunth) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia polyphylla (Nees) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia subaphylla (T.Koyama) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia triquetra (Boeckeler) S.M.Costa
  • Krenakia venezuelensis (Davidse) S.M.Costa

References

  1. ^ a b c d Krenakia S.M.Costa. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 August 2024.