Cyperoideae
Translingual
Etymology
Cyperus + -oideae
Proper noun
Cyperoideae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cyperaceae – typical sedges.
- A taxonomic section within the family Cyperaceae – Carex sect. Cyperoideae, now including species formerly in section Ovales.
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family
- (section in Carex): Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Abildgaardieae, Cariceae, Cryptangieae, Cypereae, Dulichieae, Eleocharideae, Fuireneae, Koyamaeae, Rhynchosporeae, Schoeneae, Scirpeae, Sclerieae, Trilepideae - tribes
- (section): Carex adusta (lesser brown sedge), Carex alata (broadwing sedge), Carex albolutescens (greenwhite sedge), Carex argyrantha (hay sedge), Carex bebbii (Bebb's sedge), Carex bicknellii (Bicknell's sedge), Carex brevior (shortbeak sedge), Carex crawfordii (Crawford's sedge), Carex cristatella (crested sedge), Carex cumulata (clustered sedge), Carex echinodes, Carex festucacea (fescue sedge), Carex foenea, Carex hormathodes (marsh straw sedge), Carex longii (Long's sedge), Carex merritt-fernaldii (Fernald's sedge), Carex molesta (troublesome sedge), Carex normalis (greater straw sedge), Carex oronensis (Orono sedge), Carex ovalis (eggbract sedge), Carex praticola (meadow sedge), Carex projecta (necklace sedge), Carex scoparia (broom sedge), Carex silicea (beach sedge), Carex straminea (eastern straw sedge), Carex sychnocephala (manyhead sedge), Carex tenera (quill sedge), Carex tincta (tinged sedge), Carex tribuloides (blunt broom sedge) - species
References
Cyperaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cyperoideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cyperoideae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cyperoideae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Cyperoideae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cyperoideae at APWeb
- Cyperoideae at Tropicos