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Cyperus karlschumannii

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Name

Identification
Cyperus karlschumannii C.B.Clarke [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Cyperus margaritaceus Not on sheet. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Cyperus karlschumannii
  • Cyperus margaritaceus

Flora

Entry for Cyperus karlschumannii C.B. Cl. [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 karlschumannii C.B. Cl. [family CYPERACEAE], in Kew. Bull., Add. Ser. 8: 5 (1908).
Cyperus margaritaceus var. karlschumannii (C.B. Cl.) Kük. [family CYPERACEAE], in Engl., Pflanzenr. Cyper. 285 (1936)
Information
Stiffly erect perennial to 120 cm. high with purple sheaths, glaucous leaves and 1–5 broad, yellow spikelets with hard, boat-shaped spreading glumes;savanna.
Habitat
savanna
Distribution
Mali: Bamako to Ouagadougou Adam 15234!Iv. C.: Nansian to Kong (Nov.)U. Volta: Banfora to Bobo-Dioulasso (June) Leeuwenberg 4414!Ghana: Damongo Scarp F.R. (Nov.) Rose Innes GC 30840! Banda (Apr., Aug., Nov.) Morton A3280! Hall 1975! Harris! Jaketi to Anyaboni (Oct.) Morton!Togo Rep.: Sokodé-Basari Kersting 659!N. Nig.: Idon, Kaduna to Keffi (July) Kershaw 900626! Jos Plateau Batten-Pools 395! Naraguta F.R. (July, Aug.) Keay FHI 20174! 4,000 ft. Lawlor 8 Hall FHI 46689!
Notes
[The material cited from N. Nig. may represent a distinct variety differing most clearly in the leaves being flat and, up to 6 mm. wide.]

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