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Afroscirpoides

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Afroscirpoides
A. dioeca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Afroscirpoides
García-Madr. & Muasya
Species:
A. dioeca
Binomial name
Afroscirpoides dioeca
(Kunth) García-Madr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Isolepis dioeca Kunth (1837) (basionym)
  • Scirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Browning
  • Scirpus dioecus (Kunth) Boeckeler
  • Scirpus schinzii Boeckeler

Afroscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.[2] It includes a single species, Afroscirpoides dioeca, a perennial rhizomatous geophyte sedge native to Botswana, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) García-Madr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. "Afroscirpoides García-Madr. & Muasya | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.