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Cyperus fertilis

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Name

Identification
Cyperus lanceola Ridl. [family CYPERACEAE ] Cyperus fertilis Boeck. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Cyperus lanceola
  • Cyperus fertilis

Flora

Entry for Cyperus fertilis Boeck. [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
Cyperus fertilis Boeck. [family CYPERACEAE], in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 5: 90 (1884); F.T.A. 8: 341; C.B. Cl., Illustr. Cyper. t.12 (1909); Kük. l.c. 227.
Information
Distinctive small sedge with short stems, generally less than 15 cm., usually much exceeded by the flaccid rays subtended by broad, leaf-like bracts;river-banks, track-sides and other damp places in forest.
Habitat
river-banks, track-sides and other damp places in forest.
Range
central and western Africa to Angola
Distribution
Lib.: Truo, Sinoe Dist. (Mar.) Baldwin 11439! Mt. Tokadeh Peak, Nimba Mts. (June) Adam 21439! Yratoke, Webo Dist. (July) Baldwin 6237!Iv. C.: Oubi to Kéeta, Cavally R. (July) Chev. 19315!Ghana: Tanoso (Feb.) Bowling GC 36645!S. Nig.: Epe (Aug.) J. B. Gillett 15263! Ajebandele to Akilla, Ijebu Ode Dist.W. Cam.: Likomba (Dec.) Mildbraed 10772! Banga, S. Bakundu F.R. (Mar.)
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun

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