Ficinia

Ficinia is a genus of tufted or rhizomatous sedges in the family Cyperaceae. There are around 70 recognised species in Africa, four species (Ficinia ambigua, Ficinia anomala, Ficinia nodosa,^[2] and Ficinia spiralis) that occur in New Zealand and a single species Ficinia nodosa that occurs in Australia.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Ficinia
Ficinia nodosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Ficinia Schrad.
Synonyms[1]
Melancranis Vahl Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex Lestib. Hemichlaena Schrad. Acrolepis Schrad. Hypophialium Nees Pleurachne Schrad. Schoenidium Nees Sickmannia Nees Desmoschoenus Hook.f. Anthophyllum Steud.

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Ficinia nodosa". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
3. "Genus Ficinia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
4. Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. "Cyperaceae". New Zealand Plant Names Database. Landcare Research Allan Herbarium and New Zealand Plant Names Database. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
5. Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
6. Levyns, Margaret Rutherford Bryan. 1947. Journal of South African Botany 13: 68