Anthelepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae, and was first described in 2019 by the Australian botanists, Russell Barrett, Karen Wilson and Jeremy Bruhl.[1][2]

Anthelepis
Anthelepis clarksonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Anthelepis
R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl

Its native range is from Sri Lanka to Hainan, China, and includes Australia, and New Caledonia,[1] and its species are generally found in tropical wetlands.[3]

Etymology

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The genus name derives from the Greek words: anthele (the plume of a reed), and lepis (a scale), and refers to the scale-like bristles at the nutlet's base.[3]

Species

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Accepted species are:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Anthelepis R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ Russell L. Barrett; Karen L. Wilson; Jeremy J. Bruhl (2019). "Anthelepis, a new genus for four mainly tropical species of Cyperaceae from Australia, New Caledonia and South-East Asia". Australian Systematic Botany. 32 (4): 269–289. doi:10.1071/SB18047. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q93439640.}
  3. ^ a b Russell L. Barrett, Karen L. Wilson & Jeremy J. Bruhl. "Anthelepis". Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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