Cyperus urbani

Cyperus urbani, commonly known as Urban's sedge,^[1] is a species of sedge that is endemic to Puerto Rico.^[2]

Cyperus urbani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Cyperus
Species:	C. urbani
Binomial name
Cyperus urbani Boeckeler

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1888.^[2] The specific epithet commemorates the German botanist Ignatz Urban, who specialised in the flora of the Caribbean.

See also

• List of Cyperus species