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Mariscus alternifolius

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Name

Identification
Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) Raynal [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by J. Raynal, 1975 Isotype of Mariscus alternifolius Vahl [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by P. Vorster, 1978
Related name
  • Cyperus subumbellatus
  • Mariscus alternifolius
  • Mariscus dregeanus
  • Mariscus umbellatus
  • Mariscus sumatrensis
  • Mariscus cylindristachys
  • Cyperus ovularis
  • Kyllingia alternifolia
Common name
  • áyaá for the tuberous base (JMD) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • alubosa eranko (Ward) (NIGERIA, YORUBA (Ilorin)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ņné íkútē = female, or mother grass (JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • órú ángị́ = Gods’ angi (KW) òwéí ángị́ = male angi (KW) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dipoi (Fisher) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tσgσŋ (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANINKA (Koranko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sande-sieyo (FCD) sisεmbεlo-piando (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • a-nyεtσ here applied loosely, but more especially refers to Scleria boivinii (JMD; FCD) an-siri (NWT; JMD) an-siri-a-ro-bath for sedges in marshy places (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ngete-wulo-hina (FCD) njawa, njawa-wa general for several spp. of sedge (JMD) tugbεlε (JMD; Fisher) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tigerinyi general for sedges (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ataku mainya (NWT; JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Onitsha)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • samikoko (West) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • îl (JB) tiokom tiokom (JLT; FB) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • n’chongo mesongo (Fox) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • efo’aba (RB) (NIGERIA, NUPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Mariscus alternifolius Vahl [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
Mariscus alternifolius Vahl [family CYPERACEAE], Enum. Pl. 2: 376 (1806), not Cyperus alternifolius Linn.
Kyllinga umbellata Rottb. [family CYPERACEAE], , Descr. et Ic. Pl. Nov. 15 t. 4, f. 2 (1773), nom. illeg
Mariscus umbellatus Vahl [family CYPERACEAE], l.c.: 376 (1806), nom. illeg.; F.T.A. 8: 390; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 486
Mariscus nossibeensis Steud. [family CYPERACEAE], , Syn. Pl. Glum. 2: 63 (1855); F.T.A. 8: 391
Cyperus subumbellatus Kük. [family CYPERACEAE], in Engl., Pflanzenr. Cyper523 (1936), nom illeg., incl. var. subglobosus Kük. and var. thomensis (C.B. Cl.) Kük.
Information
Tufted plants with a short woody rhizome more or less composed of swollen stem bases; leaf sheaths purple; inflorescence variable, rays more or less well developed and bearing spikes of more or less crowded small greenish or reddish one or two-flowered spikelets; common in damp grassy places.
Habitat
; common in damp grassy places.
Range
Pantropical.
Distribution
Sen.: Mbao, Cape Verde (Aug.) Pitot! Sangalkam (June) J. 8 A. Raynal 5949! Kanoumeri, Kédougou (July) Fotius K153! M舗bidjem (July) Thierry 12! Ziguinchor (Sept.) Broadbent 81!Gam.: Ruxtom 47! Genieri (July) Fox 139!Mali: Kita Massif (July-Oct.) Jaeger 5! 25! 29! 37! 86! 121! 5759! 5760! Sikasso (July) Duong! Soufarasso (May) Chev. 811! Bamako (July-Aug.) Waterlot 1540! Roberty 2668!Guin.: Conakry (July) de Wit 7324! Kouroussa (July) Pobéguin 417! Friguiagbé (Aug.) Chillou 2702! 2705! Farana to Kisaidougou (Apr.) Pitot! Farana (Mar.) Sc. Elliot 5361a! b! Nzérékoré to Beyla (May) Pitot!S. L.: Freetown (Aug.) T. Vogel! Melville 8 Hooker 102! Mateboi (July) Small 143! Sendugu (June) Thomas 598! Musaia (Apr.) Deighton 5461! Loma Mts., foothills舒5,600 ft. (July) Jaeger 6783! Bakshi 243!Lib.: Monrovia (May-July) Dinklage 2182! Baldwin 5806! 5807! Kunkel 93! Gbanga (Jan.) Daniel 93! Buchanan (Nov.) Adam 16050! 16051! Nimba (June, July) Adam 21581! Leeuwenberg 8 Voorhoeve 4605! Sinoe Basin Whyte!Iv. C.: Adiopodoumé (Oct.) Leeuwenberg 1713! Mbaso (July) Oldeman 211! Téhini, 40 km. E. of Ouangofétini (Aug.) de Wilde 831! R. Nzi, N舗Douci Reg. (Aug.) De Wit 7332! Divo, SE. of Gagnoa (Aug.) Boughey 14654!Ghana: Achimota (June) Irvine 5012! Akroful Cummins 29! Damongo (July) Andoh FH 5189! Folifoli, Afram Plains (Aug.) Hall 194! Wenchi to Techiman (Mar.) Morton GC 8542!Togo Rep.: Misahöhe (Mar.) Baumann 184! Atacora Mts. (June) Villiers! Bafilo Mt. (May) Roberty 1441! Palimé (Mar.) Stage 7!Dah.: Porto Novo (June) Roberty 1722! Grand Popo (May) Roberty 1553!N. Nig.: Nupe Barter 1583! Zungeru (Aug.) Dalz. 256! Sanga River F.R., Jemaa Div. (May) E. W. Jones 56! Jos Plateau (Sept.) Lawlor 8 Hall 662! Abinsi (May) Dalz. 812!S. Nig.: Lagos Dalz. 1115! Ogun River F.R. (Mar.) Hepper 2265! Ibadan (Apr.) Meikle 1475! Benin (Jan.) Brenan 8749! Obudu Plateau, 5,400 ft. (Apr.) Haines 99! Ikom (Jan.) Rosevear 2/31!W. Cam.: Likomba (Dec.) Mildbr. 10787! Buea Lehmbach 150! Preuss 753! Bamenda (Jan.) Migeod 368! Bamessi, Ndop Plain (Mar.) Brunt 267! Oku, 6,350 ft. (June) Brunt 565!F. Po: Barter 1584! Balachá (Jan.) Guinea 1529! S. Isabel Swarbrick 2902!
Notes
[Very variable in the size of the spikes, length of rays and crowding of the spikelets; a common form with subglobose or shortly obovoid spikes was described as var. subglobosus Kük. but is not clearly separable from specimens with laxer more cylindrical spikes (var. thomensis (C.B. Cl.) Kük.) which in turn run into the large form with more or less branched spikes described as M. nossibeensis Steud.)

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