Cryptangium

Cryptangium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Subfamily: Cyperoideae
Tribe: Cryptangieae
Genus: Cryptangium
Schrad. ex Nees
Species:
C. verticillatum
Binomial name
Cryptangium verticillatum
(Spreng.) Vitta
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Cladotheca vaginans Steud.
  • Cryptangium ciliatum Boeckeler
  • Cryptangium leptocladium (Poepp. ex Kunth) Boeckeler
  • Cryptangium leptocladium var. longifolium Boeckeler
  • Cryptangium strictum (Kunth) H.Pfeiff.
  • Cryptangium uliginosum Schrad. ex Nees
  • Cryptangium uliginosum f. humilis C.B.Clarke
  • Fuirena verticillata Spreng. (1818) (basionym)
  • Fuirena weigeltii A.Spreng.
  • Lagenocarpus ciliatus (Boeckeler) H.Pfeiff.
  • Lagenocarpus kunthii (Miq.) Uittien
  • Lagenocarpus leptocladius (Poepp. ex Kunth) Kuntze
  • Lagenocarpus strictus (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Lagenocarpus strictus var. leptocladius (Poepp. ex Kunth) H.Pfeiff.
  • Lagenocarpus weigeltii (A.Spreng.) Uittien
  • Lagenocarpus uliginosus Kuntze
  • Lagenocarpus verticillatus (Spreng.) T.Koyama & Maguire
  • Scleria hostmanniana Steud.
  • Scleria kunthii Miq.
  • Scleria leptocladia Poepp. ex Kunth
  • Scleria stricta Kunth

Cryptangium is a genus of sedges in family Cyperaceae. It includes a single species, Cryptangium verticillatum, a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to tropical South America. It ranges from Colombia and Venezuela to Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, and northern, eastern and west-central Brazil.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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