Mapania ferruginea

Mapania ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Mapania
Species: M. ferruginea
Binomial name
Mapania ferruginea
Ridl.
Synonyms[1]

Mapania subcomposita C.B.Clarke

Mapania ferruginea is a species of plant in the Cyperaceae family.[2] It is found in Cameroon and São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Darbyshire, I., Pollard, B.J. & Cheek, M. 2004. Mapania ferruginea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.


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