| Cephalocarpus | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalocarpus Nees (1842) |
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Cephalocarpus is a genus offlowering plants belonging to the familyCyperaceae. It includes 20 species ofsedges native to tropical South America, ranging from Colombia and Peru to Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and northern Brazil.[1]
The former genusEverardia is now considered a synonym.[1] It was named in honour ofEverard im Thurn (1852–1932), author, explorer, botanist, photographer and British colonial administrator,[2]
20 species are accepted.[1]