Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) García-Madr. & Muasya is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) García-Madr. & Muasya

Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) García-Madr. & Muasya

Afroscirpoides is a monospecific Cyperaceae genus containing the native southern African perennial sedge Afroscirpoides dioeca.

Family
Genus
Afroscirpoides
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) García-Madr. & Muasya

Afroscirpoides is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae. The genus contains only one species, Afroscirpoides dioeca. This species is a perennial, rhizomatous, geophytic sedge that is native to Botswana, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces of South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Afroscirpoides

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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