Cephalocarpus Explained

Cephalocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It includes 20 species of sedges native to tropical South America, ranging from Colombia and Peru to Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and northern Brazil.

The former genus Everardia is now considered a synonym. It was named in honour of Everard im Thurn (1852–1932), author, explorer, botanist, photographer and British colonial administrator,^[1]

Species

20 species are accepted.

• Cephalocarpus angustus
• Cephalocarpus confertus
• Cephalocarpus debilis
• Cephalocarpus diffusus
• Cephalocarpus distichus
• Cephalocarpus dracaenula
• Cephalocarpus duidae
• Cephalocarpus erectolaxus
• Cephalocarpus flexifolium
• Cephalocarpus glabra
• Cephalocarpus insolitus
• Cephalocarpus longifolius
• Cephalocarpus maguireanus
• Cephalocarpus montanus
• Cephalocarpus neblinensis
• Cephalocarpus obovoideus
• Cephalocarpus ptariensis
• Cephalocarpus recurviglumis
• Cephalocarpus rigidus
• Cephalocarpus vareschii

Notes and References

1. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.