| Name | Platylepis Kunth |
| Authorship | Kunth |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Cyperaceae |
| Contains | Platylepis brasiliensis Kunth Platylepis capensis Kunth Platylepis dioica Steud. Platylepis gujanensis Nees Platylepis leucocephala Nees Platylepis sp. Platylepis xanthocephala Nees |
| Remarks | [1-6 Mai 1837]; later homonym (non A. Richard 1828 (nom. cons.); Type: non designatus |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325738-2 |
| Citation | 1837 Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 269 |