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Jardinea congoensis

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Name

Identification
Jardinea congoensis (Hack.) Franch. [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Isotype of Rhytachne congoensis Hack. [family POACEAE ]
Related name
  • Rhytachne congoensis
  • Jardinea congoensis
Common name
  • ẹ̀jì (Odoh; RB) (NIGERIA, IGALA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • loε (Volkens) (TOGO, KABRE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ìilìinθ˚ (RB) (NIGERIA, KAMBARI-SALKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • loku (Volkens) (TOGO, TEM (Tschaudjo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • iware (JMD) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • onji (Odoh) (NIGERIA, IDOMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • δiwa (JMD) iwa (JMD; FRI) shada (JMD) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ige (Ward) ire (Ward) (NIGERIA, YORUBA (Ilorin)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for Jardinea congoensis (Hack.) Franch. [family POACEAE]
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
Jardinea congoensis (Hack.) Franch. [family POACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 321 (1895); F.T.A. 9: 53; A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 13: 850.
Rhytachne congoensis Hack. [family POACEAE], in DC., Monogr. Phan. 6: 277 (1889).
Information
Perennial, 1·6–3·6 m. high; best distinguished from awnless forms of Urelytrum giganteum by the truncate, square-cornered callus of the sessile spikelets; swampy places.
Habitat
; swampy places.
Range
Extends east to the Sudan, and south through the Congo to Angola and Zambia
Distribution
Ghana: Avedo, Sogakope, Adidome junction (Sept.) Rose Innes GC 31280! Kete Krachi to Yendi (Oct.) Rose Innes GC 30950! Navrongo to Lawra (Oct.) Rose Innes GC 30290! Tumu (Oct.) Rose Innes GC 32292!Togo Rep.: Lomé Warnecke 235! Kande to Lama Kara (Oct.) Rose Innes GC 31402!N. Nig.: Ilorin (Aug.) Ward L104! Badeggi (Sept.) Clayton 300! Nupe Barter 1381! Zaria (Aug.) Keay FHI 28017! Abinsi Dalz. 898!S. Nig.: Lagos (Feb., Aug.) Millen 131! Dalz. 1421! W. MacGregor 86! Shaki (Aug.) Latilo 8 Taylor FHI 41477! Ogoja to Abakaliki (Aug.) Nwango 809!

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