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Mariscus keniensis

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Name

Identification
Mariscus keniensis (K�k.) S.S.Hooper [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Lowe, J., 1984
Related name
  • Mariscus keniensis
  • Cyperus keniaeensis
  • Cyperus distans

Flora

Entry for Mariscus keniensis (Kük.) Hooper [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 keniensis (Kük.) Hooper [family CYPERACEAE], in Kew Bull. 26: 579 (1972).
Cyperus keniensis Kük. [family CYPERACEAE], in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Mus. Berlin 9: 306 (1925), as.
Information
Similar to M. longibracteatus but with more compact spikes of very dark spikelets; damp grassland or marshes.
Habitat
; damp grassland or marshes.
Range
Throughout tropical Africa.
Distribution
N. Nig.: Jos Plateau (Aug.) Lely P492! Upper tributary of Delimi River, nr. Naraguta (July) Lawlor 8 Hall 26!S. Nig.: Obudu Plateau, 5,500 ft. Tuley 969!W. Cam.: Cheddar Gorge, Bamenda Dist. (Mar.) Morton K189! Bambui Farm, Bamenda (May) Pedder 22! Santa to L. Bambulue, Bamenda (Mar.)

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