Cyathochaeta is a genus of rhizomatous perennial sedges.[1]

Cyathochaeta
Cyathochaeta diandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyathochaeta
Nees

They have culms that are mostly noded. The leaves are mostly basal, often with one cauline and have ligule membranes. When flowering they produce a panicle-like, narrow inflorescence with distant nodes containing several spikelets at each node with a single bisexual flower.[2]

There are six known species all of which are endemic to Australia.[2]

The genera was first described in 1848 by the German botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck.[1]

List of species:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Cyathochaeta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ a b "Genus Cyathochaeta". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 26 September 2017.