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Cyperus rockii Kük.

Rock’s Sedge (Cyperus rockii)

Rock’s Sedge was described in 1920, it was endemic to the wet rainforests at the Wai’alae Valley on the island of Kaua’i, Hawaiian islands.

The species is now considered probably extinct.

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edited: 27.05.2019

This entry was posted in plants and tagged Cyperaceae, Cyperus, Cyperus rockii, Hawaii Islands, Kauai, Mariscus rockii (Kük.) T. Koyama on November 23, 2016 by Alang.

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