Abstract
Cyperus paramoensis G. C. Tucker (Cyperaceae) is described from Boyaca, Colombia, as a new species. It occurs in páramo vegetation in the northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Its closest relative is C. svensonii G. C. Tucker, from which it differs in its shorter culms, 1–3(−5) cm tall, and dull brown spikelets. This species is placed in Cyperus L. subg. Cyperus sect. Umbellati (C. B. Clarke) Kük., because it has cylindrical spikelets with a winged deciduous rachilla and one or two (three) floral scales.Cyperus paramoensis G. C. Tucker (Cyperaceae) se describe como nueva especie de Boyaca, Colombia. Se crece en los páramos de la parte norte de los Andes en Colombia y Venezuela. Su pariente más cercano es C. svensonii G. C. Tucker, de la que se distingue en cuanto a sus tallos cortos, 1–3(−5) cm altos, y sus espiguillas de color marrón opaco. Esta especie está clasificada dentro del Cyperus L. subgén. Cyperus secc. Umbellati (C. B. Clarke) Kük., porque tiene espiguillas sido cilíndrica con raquilla caducifolio con alas y uno o dos (tres) escamas florales.
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