Three New Cyperaceae from the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana (South America)

Abstract

Three new species of Cyperaceae are described and illustrated from the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana, South America: Cephalocarpus glabra M. T. Strong, Everardia spongiosa M. T. Strong, and Scleria attenuatifolia M. T. Strong. Comparisons to similar taxa are discussed for each.