Trichophorum
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Trichophorum is a genus of flowering plant
s in the sedge family, Cyperaceae
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The genus contains the following species (this list is incomplete - about 16 species are found in Malaysia):
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the sedge family, Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
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The genus contains the following species (this list is incomplete - about 16 species are found in Malaysia):
- Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers.
- Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
- Trichophorum clementisTrichophorum clementisTrichophorum clementis is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Yosemite bulrush. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it is known from high-elevation mountain meadows and streambanks.-Description:It is a perennial herb forming a dense tuft of...
(M.E. Jones) S.G. Sm. - Trichophorum clintonii (A. Gray) S.G. Sm.
- Trichophorum dolichocarpum Zakirov
- Trichophorum planifolium (Spreng.) Palla
- Trichophorum pumilum (Vahl) Schinz & Thell.
- Trichophorum rigidum (Steud.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson
- Trichophorum schansiense Hand.-Mazz.
- Trichophorum subcapitatum (Thwaites & Hook.) D.A. Simpson
- Trichophorum uniflorum (Trautv.) Malyschev & Lukitsch.