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Hypolytrum heterophyllum

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Hypolytrum nemorum Spreng. [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Hypolytrum heterophyllum Boeck. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Nelmes E., 1953
Related name
  • Hypolytrum heterophyllum
  • Hypolytrum nemorum
  • Hypolytrum congense
Common name
  • an-worworaŋ-bera (JMD) an-worworaŋ-a-ro-gbσ (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • njewσ-hína = male njewσ (JMD) njewσ-wa (JMD) papa (L-P; JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Hypolytrum purpurascens 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
Hypolytrum purpurascens Cherm. [family CYPERACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 80: 508 (1933); Nelmes l.c. 69.
Hypolytrum nemorum [family CYPERACEAE], of F.T.A. 8: 487, not Schoenus nemorum Vahl.
Hypolytrum heterophyllum [family CYPERACEAE], of F.W.T.A. ed. 1, 2: 472.
Information
Robust plant with spreading rhizomes and spherical or hemispherical fruiting heads;stream sides and other damp places in forest.
Habitat
stream sides and other damp places in forest.
Range
through the Congo basin to Angola
Distribution
S. L.: Konta, Kambia Dist.Lib.: Marshall, Montserrado Dist. (Feb.) Baldwin 11047! Kakatown, Salala Dist. Whyte! Loffa R., nr. Kondessu, Boporo Dist. (Dec.) Baldwin 10658! Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 797! Kitoma, Sanokwele Dist. (Mar.) Adam 16767!Iv. C.: Tabou (July) Lorougnon 1273HL! Mt. Orumbo-Boka, nr. Toumodi (Dec.) Boughey 14426! Adiopodoumé (Oct., Nov., Jan.) Lorougnon 1274HL! Aké Assi 7296! de Wilde 1008!Ghana: Beyin, Cape Coast (Feb.)S. Nig.: Lagos (Feb.) Millen 193! Ikoyi Plains (Jan.) Dalz. 1304! Sapoba (Feb.) Onochie FHI 31939! Okomu F.R., Benin (Feb.)W. Cam.: Rio del Rey Johnston! Lake Ejagham, Mamfe (Mar.) Onochie FHI 30899!F. Po: (Nov., Dec.) T. Vogel 206!
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun

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