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Bulbostylis congolensis

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Name

Identification
Bulbostylis polytricha Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE ] Bulbostylis congolensis DeWild. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Bulbostylis polytricha
  • Bulbostylis congolensis
  • Bulbostylis pusilla
Common name
  • koibεre (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nyina-voni, nyina: rat; voni: grass (Fisher) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • babwie (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANINKA (Koranko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fainye-saxei (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Bulbostylis congolensis De Wild. [family CYPERACEAE]
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
Bulbostylis congolensis De Wild. [family CYPERACEAE], Pl. Bequaert. 4: 194 (1927); Bodard l.c. 65.
Bulbostylis holotricha Peter [family CYPERACEAE], in Fedde Rep. Beih. 40, 1 Anhang 127 (1936); Nelmes & Baldwin in Amer. J. Bot. 39: 368 (1952)
Bulbostylis polytricha Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE], in Arch. Bot. Caen 4, Mém. 7: 39 (1931)
Information
Tufted annual with papery leaf-sheaths and distinctly pedicellate spikelets;granite out-crops, lateritic flats and wet flushes.
Habitat
granite out-crops, lateritic flats and wet flushes.
Range
Throughout tropical Africa.
Distribution
Mali: Kita Mts. (Oct.) Jaeger 57! Bamako (Sept.) Waterlot 1349! Koulikoro (Oct.) Chev. 2476!Guin.: Télémelé to Pita (Oct.) Pitot! Hollandé-Tossekré (Oct.) Adam 12727! Macenta (Oct.) Baldwin 9786! Nzérékoré (Apr., Oct.) Pitot! Baldwin 9694!S. L.: Waterloo (Aug.) Melville & Hooker 333! Binkolo (Aug.) Thomas 1771! Sefadu (Sept.) Adames 269! Bendugu to Kulafaga (Sept.) Deighton 5153! Loma Mts. (Aug.) Jaeger 7223!Lib.: Palilah, Gbanga Dist. (Aug.) Baldwin 9154! 12040! Nimba Mts. (June, Aug.) Adam 21582! Adames 460! 20 miles E. of Zwedru, Tchien Dist. (Aug.) Baldwin 7057!Iv. C.: Scaëtta 3258! 3297! Man (June) Portères 21 bis! Orodougou, Sifie to Séguéla (June) Chev. 21829!Ghana: Berekum to Sampa (Dec.) Adams 5295!N. Nig.: Kuffena, Zaria Dist. (Aug.) Kershaw 900694! Jos (Aug.) Keay FHI 20200! Naraguta F.R., Jos Plateau (July) Lawlor 8 Hall 45560! Panshanu, Bauchi Prov. (Aug.) Lawlor 8 Hall 334! 397!S. Nig.: Ado Rock, Oyo Dist. (Oct.) Savory 8 Keay FHI 25298! Iseyin Rock (Aug.) Onyeachusim FHI 59186! Fashola Rock, Oyo Dist. (Nov.) Gledhill 680! Oyo to Iseyin (July) Gillett 15199! Igboora (Oct.) Haines 221!

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