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Bulbostylis metralis

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Name

Identification
Bulbostylis metralis Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Bulbostylis metralis
  • Bulbostylis filamentosa
Common name
  • fidera-saxei (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • an-putobaŋ (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Bulbostylis metralis Cherm. [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 metralis Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE], in Arch. Bot. Caen 4, Mém. 7: 34 (1931).
Bulbostylis cardiocarpa [family CYPERACEAE], of F.W.T.A.ed. 1, 2: 477, partly
Bulbostylis filamentosa [family CYPERACEAE], of F.W.T.A.ed1, 2: 477, partly
Information
Distinguished, from B. filamentosa by the dark, clearly white-fringed leaf-sheaths and the lanceolate glumes; montane grassland or savanna.
Habitat
; montane grassland or savanna.
Distribution
Iv. C.: Nimba Mts., 2,500–5,000 ft. (Aug.) Boughey GC 18083! Bandama Forest, Cosrou (May) Leeuwenberg 4250b! Kodiokoffi to Kondrokro (Aug.) Chev. 22364! Moossou (May) Aké Assi 4300!Ghana: Gemi Hill, Amedzofe (June) Morton A3427! (May) Morton GC 7212! Wuropong (May) Morton A3935! Shiare to Chilinga, Kete Krachi (May) Morton A3983! Beyin (July) Hall GC 35534!N. Nig.: Ilorin to Awtun (June) Clayton 1157!S. Nig.: Iva Valley F.R., Enugu Dist. (July) Daramola, FHI 55156! Emene, Enugu (July) Tuley 803! Enugu (Mar.) Morton GC 6682!Mali: Fodébougou to Kroukoto (Aug.)Guin.: Manea (June) Chillou 2617! Friguiagbé (July) Chillou 1636! Sala Falls (Oct.) Pitot! Nzérékoré to Beyla (May) Pitot! Nimba Mt. (Apr.) Pitot!S. L.: Mabonto to Bumbuna (Aug.) Deighton 1400! Binkolo, nr. Makeni (Sept.) Harvey 121! Kundukonko, Loma Mts. (Aug.) Jaeger 1089! Rowala (July) Thomas 1112! Wonkifu (July) Jordan 45!
Distribution (external)
central
east
tropical
Africa

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