Cyperoideae

Translingual

Etymology

Cyperus +‎ -oideae

Proper noun

Cyperoideae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cyperaceae – typical sedges.
2. A taxonomic section within the family Cyperaceae – Carex sect. Cyperoideae, now including species formerly in section Ovales.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family
• (section in Carex): Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Abildgaardieae, Cariceae, Cryptangieae, Cypereae, Dulichieae, Eleocharideae, Fuireneae, Koyamaeae, Rhynchosporeae, Schoeneae, Scirpeae, Sclerieae, Trilepideae - tribes
• (section): Carex adusta (lesser brown sedge), Carex alata (broadwing sedge), Carex albolutescens (greenwhite sedge), Carex argyrantha (hay sedge), Carex bebbii (Bebb's sedge), Carex bicknellii (Bicknell's sedge), Carex brevior (shortbeak sedge), Carex crawfordii (Crawford's sedge), Carex cristatella (crested sedge), Carex cumulata (clustered sedge), Carex echinodes, Carex festucacea (fescue sedge), Carex foenea, Carex hormathodes (marsh straw sedge), Carex longii (Long's sedge), Carex merritt-fernaldii (Fernald's sedge), Carex molesta (troublesome sedge), Carex normalis (greater straw sedge), Carex oronensis (Orono sedge), Carex ovalis (eggbract sedge), Carex praticola (meadow sedge), Carex projecta (necklace sedge), Carex scoparia (broom sedge), Carex silicea (beach sedge), Carex straminea (eastern straw sedge), Carex sychnocephala (manyhead sedge), Carex tenera (quill sedge), Carex tincta (tinged sedge), Carex tribuloides (blunt broom sedge) - species

References

• Cyperaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cyperoideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cyperoideae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cyperoideae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cyperoideae at APWeb
• Cyperoideae at Tropicos