Costularia | |
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Costularia sp. | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Costularia C.B.Clarke |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Costularia is a plant genus in the familyCyperaceae.[2][3][4][5] It includes 15 species native to southeastern Africa, ranging from South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal andNorthern Provinces) through Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, and to the islandsMadagascar,Réunion, and theSeychelles in the Western Indian Ocean.[1][6]
The genus was formerly circumscribed to include 25 species. A molecular phylogenetic study found that circumscription to include four distinct lineages:
In 2019, the genus was revised to include 15 species, generally corresponding toCostularia s.s. and including a few previously undescribed species.[6]
15 species are accepted:[1]
Xyroschoenus hornei (asCostularia hornei(C.B.Clarke)Kük.)
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