Anthelepis
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| Anthelepis | |
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| Anthelepis clarksonii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Anthelepis R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl |
Anthelepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae, and was first described in 2019 by the Australian botanists, Russell Barrett, Karen Wilson and Jeremy Bruhl.[1][2]
Its native range is from Sri Lanka to Hainan, China, and includes Australia, and New Caledonia,[1] and its species are generally found in tropical wetlands.[3]
The genus name derives from the Greek words: anthele (the plume of a reed), and lepis (a scale), and refers to the scale-like bristles at the nutlet's base.[3]