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 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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 978-1-84246-397-0. OCLC 957437334.