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Cyperus recurvus

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Identification
Cyperus recurvus Not on sheet. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
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Flora

Entry for Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth [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 cuspidatus Kunth [family CYPERACEAE], in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. et Spec. 1: 204 (1816); Kük. l.c. 261, incl. f. angustifolius (Nees) Kük. (1936); Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 380 (1967).
Cyperus recurvus Vahl [family CYPERACEAE], (1895)—F.T.A. 8: 328; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 482; not of Poir (1806)., Enum. Pl. 2: 310 (1806)
Information
Slender annual 4–15 cm. high with large spikelets in rounded clusters, having glumes red-brown at maturity and with a distinct recurved tip; in sandy soil, on rocks, in turf, generally damp places.
Habitat
; in sandy soil, on rocks, in turf, generally damp places.
Range
Pantropical.
Distribution
Sen.: Mbao (Nov.) Pitot! Ouasouye (Sept.) Broadbent 110! 111a! Elinkine (Oct.) Adam 18260! Velingara (Oct.) Adam 18562/2!Mali: Kita Massif (July) Jaeger 22!Port. G.: Bissau, Antula (Oct.) Esp. Santo 2558.Guin.: Youkounkoun (Oct.) Pitot! Boké (Nov.) Jac.-Fél. 7303! Conakry (Oct.) Maclaud 20! Kindia Jac.-Fél. 134! Frigulagbé (Aug.) Chillou 686!S. L.: Newton (Nov.) Deighton 1441! Rokupr (July) Jordan 56! Makump (Aug.) Deighton 1388! Mayosso (Aug.) Thomas 1426! Koinadugu (Aug.) Haswell 258!Lib.: Robertsport, Grand Cape Mt. Dist. (Dec.) Baldwin 10917! Gbau, Sanokwele Dist. (Sept.) Baldwin 9450! Zwedru, Tchien Dist. (Aug.) Baldwin 7089!Iv. C.: Danané to Kouanhoulé (Apr.) Chev. 21184! Issia rock (May, Dec.) Leeuwenberg 4133! Boughey GC 13591!U. Volta: Ouagadougou (Oct.) Nongonierma 203!Ghana: Tumu (May) Morton GC 7533! Kampala, nr. Wa (June) Adams 867! Damongo Scarp (Sept.) Hall CC 868! Awiebo (Aug.) Hall 3393! Kpeshi Lagoon, Labadi (May) Adams 2730!Togo Rep.: Sokodé (July) Mahoux 2053!N. Nig.: (Aug.) Lely P459! Gawu hills, Gwari (Aug.) Onochie FHI 35918!S. Nig.: Idanre to Aweba, Akure Dist. (Jan.) Brenan 8 Keay 8687! Ado Rock, Ibadan (May) Onochie FHI 31209! Lagos W. MacGregor 19! Obiaruku (July) Kershaw 900655! Calabar (Sept.) Keay FHI 22579!

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