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Mariscus flavus

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Name

Identification
Mariscus flavus Vahl [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Tucker, G.C., 1985 Cyperus aggregatus (Willd.) Endl. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Tucker, G.C., 1985 Cyperus sessilis Not on sheet [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Cyperus croceus Not on sheet [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Cyperus sessilis
  • Cyperus flavus
  • Scirpus radians
  • Mariscus conferto-spicatus
  • Cyperus aggregatus
  • Mariscus flavus
  • Mariscus confertus
  • Cyperus croceus
  • Mariscus laevis
  • Cyperus redolens
  • Cyperus bracteolatus
  • Mariscus elatus
  • Cyperus flavomariscus

Flora

Entry for Mariscus flavus C. B. Clarke var. humilis [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 8, page 264, (1902) Author: (By C. B. Clarke.)
Names
Mariscus flavus C. B. Clarke var. humilis [family CYPERACEAE], in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 588.
Information
Spikes 2/3 by 1/2 in. Spikelets 1/4 by 1/16 in., maturing 2–5 nuts; lowest empty glume reduced to a bristle 1/6 in. long, slightly widened and lanceolate at the base.
Range
Both type and variety are common in Tropical America, and the typical form also occurs in the Sandwich Islands.
Distribution
Congo Lower Guinea Lutete, 2000 ft., Hens, 189! Kisantu, Gillet, 297!

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