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Cyperus dilatatus

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Identification
Cyperus dilatatus Schumach. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Cyperus dilatatus
  • Cyperus zollingeri
  • Cyperus gracilinux
  • Cyperus pseudosphacelatus
  • Cyperus rotundus
  • Cyperus tenuiculmis
  • Cyperus hexastachyus
Common name
  • fiojamtiulé (JLT) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • efángi (RB) (NIGERIA, NUPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (Koiokuma) òwéí ángị́ = male angi (KW) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for CYPERUS dilatatus Schumach. & Thonn. [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CYPERUS dilatatus Schumach. & Thonn. [family CYPERACEAE], (1827).
CYPERUS pseudosphacelatus Chiov. [family CYPERACEAE], (1915), nom. illeg. non Boeck. (1890);. type: S3, “Giumbo”, Paoli 221 (FT holo.).
CYPERUS esphacelatus Kük. [family CYPERACEAE], (1936);. type: S3, “Giumbo”, Paoli 221 (FT holo.).
Information
Fairly robust perennial with solitary stems and somewhat swollen stem bases from the end of long slender stolons; stems 40–70 cm long and 1.5–2.5 mm thick, glabrous, triangular or somewhat compressed. Leaves with green or somewhat reddish sheaths and 15–25 cm long and 3.5–5 mm wide blades. Anthela lax with 5–8 up to 10 cm long major branches; involucral bracts 5–7, up to 20 cm long. Spikes with 5–15 spikelets only. Spikelets 10–15 x 1.5–2.5 mm, linear-lanceolate, terete to somewhat flattened, straw-coloured to light reddish brown or somewhat golden, 10–18-flowered. Glumes 3–4 mm long, oblong-lanceolate with acute or subobtuse apex, light reddish brown with green 5-nerved midrib. Stamens 3. Style with 3 long stigmas. Nutlet elliptic-obovate, triangular.
Range
S3 scattered but rare in tropical Africa.
Altitude range
probably only below 50 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Lobin 7013a; Tozzi 307; Terry 3397.

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