Asterochaete

Asterochaete
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Subfamily: Cyperoideae
Tribe: Schoeneae
Genus:
Nees

Asterochaete is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae. It includes 11 species of sedges native to central and Southern Africa.[1]

Species

11 species are accepted.[1]

  • Asterochaete acuminata X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete angustissima (Cherm.) X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete borbonica (Steud.) X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete capitellata Nees
  • Asterochaete dactyloides (Vahl) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
  • Asterochaete discolor T.H.Arnold ex X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete eminii (K.Schum.) X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete filifolia (C.Reid & T.H.Arnold) X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete nitens Kunth
  • Asterochaete schlechteri (C.B.Clarke) X.F.Zhang
  • Asterochaete ulugurensis Nelmes ex X.F.Zhang

References

  1. ^ a b "Asterochaete Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 July 2025.