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Mariscus foliosus

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Identification
Mariscus foliosus C.B.Clarke [family CYPERACEAE ] Mariscus luteus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Mariscus foliosus
  • Cyperus luteus
  • Cyperus distans
  • Mariscus luteus

Flora

Entry for Mariscus foliosus C. B. Clarke [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 foliosus C. B. Clarke [family CYPERACEAE], in Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 588.
Cyperus foliosus K. Schum. [family CYPERACEAE], in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 122.
Information
Glabrous. Rhizome 1–1 1/2 in. long, horizontal. Stems 1–2 ft. long, at the top trigonous and smooth. Leaves longer than the stem, 1/5– 1/4 in. broad, scabrous at the tips. Umbel compound; rays 10–12, up to 4 in. long; bracts 6–9, similar to the leaves, lowest 8 in. long. Spikes 3–1 together, as long as broad, rather loosely spicate, of 20 spikelets, spreading at right angles or deflexed, dull green. Spikelets 1/2 by 1/24 in., subterete, maturing 3–5 nuts, disarticulating in one piece above the two lowest empty glumes. Glumes very remote, ovate-lanceolate, somewhat keeled, erect-adpressed on the nut. Nut more than 1/2 the length of the glumes, narrowly oblong, trigonous, black; style 3-branched.
Distribution
British East Africa Nile Land Kivata, in Ruwenzori district, 9000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 7674! Rabai Hills, near Mombasa, Taylor!Nyasaland Mozamb. Dist. Mount Zomba, 4000–6000 ft., Whyte! Nyika Plateau, 6000–7000 ft., Whyte!
Notes
This is near M. flabelliformis, but has broader leaves, and usually longer spikelets.

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