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Kyllinga  Rottb.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 500363

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): spikesedge [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyCyperaceae  – sedges, foins coupants, laîches, rouches, rouchettes  
                               GenusKyllinga Rottb. – spikesedge  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesKyllinga brevifolia Rottb. – shortleaf spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga gracillima Miq. – pasture spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga nemoralis (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel – whitehead spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga odorata Vahl – fragrant spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga pumila Michx. – low spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga squamulata Thonn. ex Vahl – Asian spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga tibialis Ledeb. – Peruvian spikesedge 
                                  SpeciesKyllinga vaginata Lam. – Caribbean island spikesedge 
       

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  Source: Cyperaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Kyllinga   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Kyllinga   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Kyllinga   
       
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