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Trilepis

Trilepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes five species native to northern South America and eastern Brazil.

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Trilepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Trilepis
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Synonyms1

Fintelmannia Kunth

Trilepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes five species native to northern South America (Venezuela and the Guianas) and eastern Brazil.1

Species

Five species are accepted.1

  • Trilepis ciliatifolia T.Koyama
  • Trilepis kanukuensis Gilly
  • Trilepis lhotzkiana Nees
  • Trilepis microstachya (C.B.Clarke) H.Pfeiff.
  • Trilepis tenuis Vitta
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