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Mariscus marlothii

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Name

Identification
Cyperus capensis (Steud.) Endl [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Mariscus uitenhagensis Steud. [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Vorster, P., Mariscus marlothii (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke [family CYPERACEAE ]
Related name
  • Mariscus capensis
  • Cyperus marlothii
  • Cyperus capensis
  • Mariscus marlothii
  • Mariscus uitenhagensis

Flora

Entry for MARISCUS Marlothii C. B. Clarke [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 7, page 149, (1900) Author: (By C. B. CLARKE.)
Names
MARISCUS Marlothii C. B. Clarke [family CYPERACEAE], in Durand and Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 590
Cyperus Marlothii Boeck. [family CYPERACEAE], in Eng. Jahrb. xi. 407 partly.
Information
glabrous; stolons 0; stem 6–9 in. long, rather slender, trigonous at the top, smooth; leaves as long as the stem, 1/10– 1/8 in. broad; rays of umbel 2–5, 0–1 1/2 in. long, rather stiff; bracts 3–5, similar to the leaves, suberect, lowest 3–5 in. long; spikes 1/2 by 1/4 in., very dense, greenish; spikelets (even when nearly ripe) suberect, 1-nutted, 1/8– 1/6 in. long, oblong-ellipsoid, very similar to those of M. capensis, but greener. null
Distribution
COAST REGION var. β, Uniondale Div.; rocky hill near Groot River, Burchell, 5020!SOUTH AFRICA without locality, Alexander.
Notes
The var. β may be treated as a distinct species; but no differences have been found other than the slight ones given above.

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