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Bulbostylis craspedota

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Identification
Bulbostylis craspedota Chiov. [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Bulbostylis craspedota Chiov. [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
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Entry for BULBOSTYLIS craspedota Chiov. [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
BULBOSTYLIS craspedota Chiov. [family CYPERACEAE], (1932);. types: S3, “Baddada”, Senni 382 (FT syn.) and “Licchitore”, Senni 214 (FT syn.).
Information
Tufted perennial with woody horizontal rhizome and crowded shoots at the growing end; stems 20–70 cm long and 0.5–1.5 mm thick, angular, glabrous except for minute spine-like hairs below the inflorescence. Leaf-sheaths light brown, glabrous except for long flexuose hairs at their openings; blades 5–15 cm long and 0.5–1 mm wide, flat or canaliculate, almost glabrous. Inflorescence of 2–12 spikelets, either all sessile forming a head or with 1–3 additional stalked spikelets or spikelet-clusters; involucral bracts inconspicuous. Spikelets 6–10 x 2–4 mm, ovoid. Glumes 4–6 mm long, reddish brown with a green midrib, minutely hairy, ovate with acute apex; margin ciliate. Nutlet 1.4–1.8 mm long, obovate, transversely wrinkled; style base persistent.
Range
S3
Altitude range
near sea-level to 100 m.
Distribution (external)
northern Kenya

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