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Capitularina

Capitularina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes a single species, Capitularina involucrata, a rhizomatous sedge native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Capitularina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Capitularina
J.Kern
Species:
C. involucrata
Binomial name
Capitularina involucrata
(Valck.Sur.) J.Kern
Synonyms1
  • Capitularia foliata Uittien
  • Capitularia foliata var. archboldii Uittien
  • Capitularia involucrata Valck.Sur. (1912) (basionym)
  • Chorizandra involucrata (Valck.Sur.) Ridl.

Capitularina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.2 It includes a single species, Capitularina involucrata, a rhizomatous sedge native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.1

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