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Mesomelaena
Sign in to saveMesomelaena is a genus of sedges. It has 5 known species, all endemic to Western Australia.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cyperaceae, Cyperaceae genera and Endemic flora of Southwest Australia.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Collections
- MEL, NHMUK, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, BRIT, VT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- Image
- Mesomelaena tetragona - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
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- Mesomelaena
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Mesomelaena is a genus of sedges. It has 5 known species, all endemic to Western Australia.
Species: Mesomelaena graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) K.L.Wilson Mesomelaena preissii Nees Mesomelaena pseudostygia K.L.Wilson Mesomelaena stygia (R.Br.) Nees Mesomelaena tetragona (R.Br.) Benth. - Semaphore Sedge
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mesomelaena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.