Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical Africa.Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 246, 水蜈蚣属 shui wu gong shu, Kyllinga Rottbøll, Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl. 12. 1773. Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 7, 193, Kyllinga Rottbøll, Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl. 12, plate 4, fig. 3. 1773. These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2.5 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking rhizomes. They are closely related to Cyperus speciesGovaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. and sometimes treated as part of a more broadly circumscribed Cyperus.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The genus was named for the 17th century Danish botanist Peder Lauridsen Kylling.
Species include: Kyllinga brevifolia Kyllinga coriacea Kyllinga erecta Kyllinga exigua Kyllinga gracillima Kyllinga melanosperma Kyllinga nemoralis Kyllinga odorata Kyllinga planiculmis Kyllinga polyphylla Kyllinga pumila Kyllinga squamulata Kyllinga tibialis Kyllinga triceps Kyllinga vaginata
References
External links Jepson Manual Treatment Flora of Madagascar