Cyperus afroalpinus is a species of sedge that is native to Africa and was described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1983.
Description The slender and perennial sedge typically grows to a height of around with a short creeping rhizome and have multiple, crowded culms with a length of and a width of and are trigonous to triquetrous.
Distribution and habitat It is found in tropical parts of central Africa in Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre and Kenya where it is commonly situated in clearings in upper montane forest communities at elevations of where it is associated with bamboo and giant heath.
Status The species was listed as Near Threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in 2017. It has a severely fragmented population with a declining number of mature individuals over an area of in 10 to 12 locations.
See also List of Cyperus species
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