Abstract:Actinoschoenus yunnanensis (C. B. Clarke) Y. C. Tang, a species representing a new generic record of Cyperaceae of flora of Myanmar, was found during the recent field survey in Nat Ma Taung (Mt. Victoria), Mindat Township, Chin State, Myanmar. The genus Actinoschoenus is characterized by inflorescence capitate, spikelets 1(2)-flowered, flowers bisexual, stamens 3, stigmas 3, and nutlets obovoid and obtusely 3-sided.