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Bulbostylis pilosa

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Identification
Fimbristylis aphyllanthoides Ridl. [family CYPERACEAE ] Bulbostylis pilosa (Willd.) Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Abildgaardia pilosa
  • Fimbristylis africana
  • Bulbostylis pilosa
  • Fimbristylis aphyllanthoides
  • Schoenus pilosus
Common name
  • angoxabe (FRI; JMD) (GHANA, GBE-VHE (Kpando)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Bulbostylis pilosa (Willd.) 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 pilosa (Willd.) Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 81: 266 (1934), and 82: 341 (1935); Bodard in Ann. Fac. Sci. Dakar 9: 61 (1963).
Schoenus pilosus Willd. [family CYPERACEAE], , Phyt. 1: 3 (1794)
Fimbristylis africana C.B. Cl. [family CYPERACEAE], in Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 601 (1895)
Bulbostylis aphyllanthoides (Ridley) C.B. Cl. [family CYPERACEAE], in Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 611 (1895); F.T.A. 8: 436; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 477
Fimbristylis aphyllanthoides Ridley [family CYPERACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, 2: 151 (1883)
Information
Tufted perennial with a woody rhizome and a head of up to 10 large flattened spikelets;savanna woodland or grassland.
Habitat
savanna woodland or grassland.
Distribution
Sen.: Kanouméri, nr. Kédougou (July) Fotius K233!Mali: Sikasso, bridge on the Farako (May) Demange 22391Iv. C.: N’Douci, N’zi R. (Aug.) de Wit 7338/982! Dabou (Nov.) Roberty 12505! Giovannetti 441! Kodiokoffi to Kondroko, N. Baoulé (Aug.) Chev. 22361! Aquien Scaetta 30121Ghana: Beyin, nr. Axim (July) Hall GC 35538! Achimota (Feb.) Morton GC 25375! Legon (Oct.) Adams 3408! Tema (June) Boughey 13009! Aburi, Accra plains (Aug.) Deighton 3410!Togo Rep.: Bafilo (May) Roberty 1457! Agomé Schlechter 12967! Klouto (June) Villiers! 35 km. S. of Palimé (Mar.) Stage 8! Lomé Warnecke 124! 125! Stage 15!Dah.: Ouidah (Sept.) Adjanohoun 329a! Ahozon, 11 km. E. of Ouidah (Feb.) Raynal 13525! Porto Novo Adjanohoun 348! Abomey (Feb.) Chev. 23205b!N. Nig.: Jebba (Apr.–May) Kamphorst 185! 200! Nupe Barter 491!S. Nig.: Oyo to Iseyin (July) J. B. Gillett 15202! Lagos (July) Haines 19! Ubiaja Clan F.R., Ishan Dist. (Apr.) Charter FHI 39423! Onitsha (Mar.) Killick 83! Enugu (Mar.) Morton GC 6681! Jesse, Warri Prov. (Sept.) Butler-Cole 14!
Distribution (external)
Tropical Africa.

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