Hypolytrum

Hypolytrum is a genus of plant in the family Cyperaceae. It contains approximately 60–70 species, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and various oceanic islands.

Species include:

• Hypolytrum amorimii
• Hypolytrum bahiense
• Hypolytrum bullatum
• Hypolytrum heterophyllum
• Hypolytrum jardimii
• Hypolytrum leptocalamum
• Hypolytrum nemorum
• Hypolytrum paraense
• Hypolytrum pseudomapanioides, D.A.Simpson & Lye in press
• Hypolytrum subcompositus, Lye & D.A.Simpson

References

Further reading

• Vinicius Alves, M., W. W. Thomas, and M. D. Lapa Wanderley. (2002). New species of Hypolytrum Rich. (Cyperaceae) from the Neotropics. Brittonia 54:2 124–34.