Ficinia

Ficinia is a genus of tufted or rhizomatous sedges in the family Cyperaceae. There are around 70 recognised species in Africa, four species (Ficinia ambigua, Ficinia anomala, Ficinia nodosa,^[2] and Ficinia spiralis) that occur in New Zealand and a single species Ficinia nodosa that occurs in Australia.^{[1][3][4][5][6]} The genus was described by German botanist Heinrich Adolph Schrader after another German botanist, Heinrich David August Ficinus.^[7]

Ficinia
Ficinia nodosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Ficinia Schrad.
Synonyms[1]
Melancranis Vahl Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex Lestib. Hemichlaena Schrad. Acrolepis Schrad. Hypophialium Nees Pleurachne Schrad. Schoenidium Nees Sickmannia Nees Desmoschoenus Hook.f. Anthophyllum Steud.