Cyathochaeta

Cyathochaeta
Cyathochaeta diandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyathochaeta
Nees
Synonyms

Tetralepis Steud.

Cyathochaeta is a genus of rhizomatous perennial sedges.

They have culms that are mostly noded. The leaves are mostly basal, often with one cauline and have ligule membranes. When flowering they produce a panicle-like, narrow inflorescence with distant nodes containing several spikelets at each node with a single bisexual flower.

There are five known species all of which are endemic to Australia.

The genus was first described in 1848 by the German botanist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 "Cyathochaeta Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Cyathochaeta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ↑ "Genus Cyathochaeta". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 26 September 2017.