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Oreobolus

Oreobolus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae. The genus has a circumpacific distribution. There are 17 species in the genus:Oreobolus acutifolius S.T.Blake Oreobolus ambiguus Kük. & Steenis Oreobolus cleefii L.E.Mora Oreobolus distichus F.Muell. Oreobolus ecuadorensis T.Koyama Oreobolus furcatus H.Mann Oreobolus goeppingeri Suess. Oreobolus impar Edgar Oreobolus kuekenthalii Steenis ex Kük. Oreobolus obtusangulus Gaudich. Oreobolus oligocephalus W.M.Curtis Oreobolus oxycarpus S.T.Blake Oreobolus pectinatus Hook.f. Oreobolus pumilio R.Br. Oreobolus strictus Berggr. Oreobolus tholicarpus D.I.Morris Oreobolus venezuelensis Steyerm.

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Oreobolus
Oreobolus obtusangulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Oreobolus
R.Br.12
Species
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Oreobolus acutifolius S.T.Blake
Oreobolus ambiguus Kük. & Steenis
Oreobolus cleefii L.E.Mora
Oreobolus distichus F.Muell.
Oreobolus ecuadorensis T.Koyama
Oreobolus furcatus H.Mann
Oreobolus goeppingeri Suess.
Oreobolus impar Edgar
Oreobolus kuekenthalii Steenis ex Kük.
Oreobolus obtusangulus Gaudich.
Oreobolus oligocephalus W.M.Curtis
Oreobolus oxycarpus S.T.Blake
Oreobolus pectinatus Hook.f.
Oreobolus pumilio R.Br.
Oreobolus strictus Berggr.
Oreobolus tholicarpus D.I.Morris
Oreobolus venezuelensis Steyerm.

Oreobolus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae.1 The genus has a circumpacific distribution. There are 17 species in the genus:3

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References

  1. "Oreobolus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 235
  3. "Oreobolus R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-27.