Cyperus cruentus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of eastern Africa and the Arabian peninsula.[1]

Cyperus cruentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. cruentus
Binomial name
Cyperus cruentus
Rottb.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll in 1773.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "Cyperus cruentus Rottb". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 December 2021.