Nelmesia
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nelmesia-294-11339779
title:
Nelmesia
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Nelmesia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. The only species is Nelmesia melanostachya Van der Veken. It is native to Zaire. The genus name of Nelmesia is in honour of Ernest Nelmes (1895–1959), an English botanist, gardener and librarian. He worked at Kew Gardens in the herbarium and library, he was also a specialist in Carex and Cyperaceae. The Latin specific epithet of melanostachya is a portmanteaux word, made of melano- from the Greek word μελανός (
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Species of flowering plant
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelmesia
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date modified:
2023-10-28T02:40:49Z
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