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Aristida lauriolii

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Identification
Aristida lauriolii Maire [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Maire, R., Aristida mutabilis Trin. & Rupr. [family POACEAE ] Verified by Boureil, P., Aristida meccana (Trin. & Rupr.) Hochst. [family POACEAE ] Verified by Maire, R.,
Related name
  • Aristida mutabilis
  • Aristida meccana
  • Aristida lauriolii

Flora

Entry for Aristida mutabilis Trin. & Rupr. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 2,
Names
Aristida mutabilis Trin. & Rupr. [family POACEAE], Sp. Gram. Stip. 150 (1842), incl. var. senegalensis Trin. & Rupr. l.c. 15! (1842), and var. nigritiana (Hack.) Bourreil in Taxon 18: 518 (1969); Henrard l.c. 186; A. Chcv. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 47; Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 407; De Miré & Gillet in J. Agric. Trop. 3: 727.
Aristida nigritiana Hack. [family POACEAE], in Fedde Rep. 10: 166 (1911); F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 534
Aristida longeradiata Steud. [family POACEAE], , Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 140 (1854); F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 534
Aristida tenuiflora Steud. [family POACEAE], l.c. 138 (1854)
Aristida hoggariensis Batt & Trab. [family POACEAE], (1908)
Aristida lauriolii Maire [family POACEAE], (1934)
Aristida meccana Hochst. ex Trin. & Rupr. [family POACEAE], , Sp. Gram. Stip. 152 (1842); F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 534; A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 47; De Miré & Gillet in J. Agric. Trop. 3: 727.
Information
Annual, 10–60 cm. high; rather variable, and several varieties have been described (see Henrard l.c.).
Range
Extends eastwards through the Sudan, Kenya and Arabia to India, southwards into Tanzania.
Distribution
Maur.: Mahmoude Rossetti 61/281! Nima (Oct.) Hepper 3719! Aouker Rossetti 61/336!Sen.: Dagana (Oct.) Hepper 3644! Wallo Leprieur!Mali: Région Nord Leclercq 42658! Timbuktu (Aug.) Lean 79! Hagerup 260! Korienza (Nov.) Davey 206! Dioura (Nov.) Davey 147!Ghana: Tamale to Bolgatanga (Sept.) Addei SLUS 761! Navrongo (Aug.) Rose Innes GC 31672! GC 31898!Niger: Vaillant 2590! D’in Abbangarit (Nov.) Money-Kyrle Sah 41! Agadez (Nov.) Money-Kyrle Fe 7! Zinder (Nov.) Money-Kyrle Fe 16! 80 miles S. of In Guezzam (Oct.) Everett 6!N. Nig.: Katagum Dalz. 290! Maiduguri (Oct.) Johnston W42! Kauwa (Oct.) Gwynn 126! Mongonu (Oct.) Golding 15!
Notes
A. mutabilismay be separated from A. meccana by its subequal glumes (greatest difference in glume length 0·2–2·2 mm. in the former, 2·2–4·2 mm. in the latter). African populations clearly show modal values corresponding to one or both of these ranges, but the distinction is not sharp; moreover Indian plants display an intermediate range. These entities seem to be geographical races rather than independent species.

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