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Carpha

Carpha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

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Carpha
Carpha schoenoides in Dalcahue, Southern Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carpha
Banks & Sol. ex R.Br.

Carpha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.1

Its native range is Uganda to Southern Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Southern Japan, New Guinea to New Zealand, Southern South America.1

Species:1

  • Carpha alpina R.Br.
  • Carpha angustissima Cherm.
  • Carpha aristata Kük.
  • Carpha borbonica (Steud.) C.B.Clarke
  • Carpha capitellata (Nees) Boeckeler
  • Carpha curvata W.M.Curtis
  • Carpha eminii (K.Schum.) C.B.Clarke
  • Carpha filifolia C.Reid & T.H.Arnold
  • Carpha glomerata Nees
  • Carpha nitens (Kunth) Kük.
  • Carpha nivicola F.Muell.
  • Carpha perrieri Cherm.
  • Carpha rodwayi W.M.Curtis
  • Carpha schlechteri C.B.Clarke
  • Carpha schoenoides Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
References

References

  1. "Carpha Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 March 2021.