Hypolytrum Explained

Hypolytrum is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Species include:

• Hypolytrum amorimii
• Hypolytrum bahiense
• Hypolytrum bullatum
• Hypolytrum heterophyllum
• Hypolytrum jardimii
• Hypolytrum leptocalamum
• Hypolytrum nemorum
• Hypolytrum paraense
• Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides, D.A.Simpson & Lye in press
• Hypolytrum subcompositus, Lye & D.A.Simpson

Further reading

• Vinicius Alves, M., W. W. Thomas, and M. D. Lapa Wanderley. (2002). New species of Hypolytrum Rich. (Cyperaceae) from the Neotropics. Brittonia 54:2 124–34.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=249605 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=116247 Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 168, 割鸡芒属 ge ji mang shu, Hypolytrum Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 70. 1805.
4. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
5. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil https://web.archive.org/web/20100526002559/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
6. Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.