''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of

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in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical

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and various oceanic islands.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Hypolytrum bahiense ''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...

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Hypolytrum bullatum ''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...

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Hypolytrum heterophyllum ''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...

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Hypolytrum jardimii ''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...

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Hypolytrum leptocalamum ''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...

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Hypolytrum nemorum ''Hypolytrum nemorum'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. Seen in Indo-Malesia, from Fiji to China. Description It is erect rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome ( ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends ...

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Hypolytrum paraense ''Hypolytrum'' is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. ...

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Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides ''Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also ter ...

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Hypolytrum subcompositus ''Hypolytrum subcompositus'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed ...

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