| Krenakia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Tribe: | Cryptangieae |
| Genus: | Krenakia S.M.Costa (2021) |
| Species1 | |
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10; see text | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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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