Cyperaceae source details
Tucker, G. C. (2022). Cyperus zikae, a new species of Cyperus sect. Incurvi (Cyperaceae) from Venezuela. Novon, A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 30: 110-112.
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Tucker, G. C.
2022
<i>Cyperus zikae</i>, a new species of <i>Cyperus</i> sect. <i>Incurvi</i> (Cyperaceae) from Venezuela
Novon, A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
30: 110-112
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Cyperus zikae G. C. Tucker is described as a new species of Cyperus sect. Incurvi Kük. It is known from a single collection from the lowlands of southern Venezuela. Based on morphology, it is most closely related to C. grandi-simplex C. B. Clarke (eastern Brazil), from which it differs in scabrid culms, papillate involucral bracts, lanceolate-deltate floral scales with scabrid apex, one stamen per flower, longer stigmas, and papillate achenes.
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