Isotype of Scirpus brachycerasHochst. ex A.Rich. [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Schoenoplectus corymbosus(Roth ex Roem. & Schult.f.) J.Raynal [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Schoenoplectus heptangularis
Schoenoplectus corymbosus
Scirpus lyallii
Scirpus supinus
Scirpus uninodis
Scirpus confusus
Scirpus muricinux
Scirpus corymbosus
Schoenoplectus brachyceras
Scirpus rogersii
Scirpus brachyceras
Schoenoplectus confusus
Common name
marjasina (Lean) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for SCHOENOPLECTUS corymbosus (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Lye var. brachyceras [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
SCHOENOPLECTUS corymbosus(Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Lye var. brachyceras [family CYPERACEAE], in Nord. J. Bot. 3: 242 (1983);
Scirpus brachycerasHochst. ex A. Rich. [family CYPERACEAE], (1850). [type as above]
Information
Robust tussocky perennial with a short thick and woody rhizome; stems 50–300 cm long and 2–8 mm thick, terete and pith-filled. Leaf-sheaths often splitting to give a fine filigree pattern across the split, the upper ending in short lobes; blades absent. Inflorescence a lax anthela with clusters of spikelets on very unequal branches; largest branches 2–12 cm long; major inflorescence bract usually 1–2 cm long, sometimes stem-like or flattened and boat-shaped. Spikelets 3–8 x 1.5–2.5 mm, ovoid, acute, light to dark brown. Glumes 2–4 mm long, ovate, dark reddish brown or greyish with reddish brown lines or patches; margin glabrous or hairy near the apex, without a pale border; midrib scabrid and excurrent into a short mucro. Perianth-segments absent. Style usually with 3 stigmas, rarely 2 or 4, often splitting irregularly. Nutlet 1.2–2 mm long, broadly ovate, almost smooth, dark brown or blackish when mature.
