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New Mesoamerican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae)
Rhodora (1986)
  • Gordon C. Tucker, Eastern Illinois University
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Abstract
Four species of the genus Cyperus are described, illustrated, and compared to their nearest relatives. These are: C. matudae and C. breedlovei (Subgenus Protocyperus) from the Pacific slope of Chiapas, Mexico; and C. wilburii and C. svensonii (Subgenus Cyperus) from the lowlands of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and from the uplands of Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, respectively.
Keywords
  • Cyperaceae,
  • Cyperus,
  • new species,
  • Mexico,
  • Central America
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Publication Date
1986
Citation Information
Gordon C. Tucker. "New Mesoamerican species of Cyperus (Cyperaceae)" Rhodora Vol. 88 (1986)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gordon_tucker/19/