Mesomelaena
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Mesomelaena is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of sedge
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...

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Species include:
  • Mesomelaena graciliceps (C.B.Clarke) K.L.Wilson
  • Mesomelaena preissii Nees
  • Mesomelaena pseudostygia K.L.Wilson
  • Mesomelaena stygia (R.Br.) Nees
  • Mesomelaena tetragona (R.Br.) Benth. - Semaphore Sedge
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