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Xyris decipiens N. E. Br. [family XYRIDACEAE]

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 1,
Names
Xyris decipiens N. E. Br. [family XYRIDACEAE], in Dyer, Fl. Cap. 7: 3 (1897); F.T.A. 8: 22; Chev. Bot. 660, partly; Meikle & Baldwin in Am. J. Bot. 39: 50 (1952); Hepper in Kew Bull. 21; 419 (1908).
Xyris angularis [family XYRIDACEAE], N. E. Br. in F.T.A. 8: 22 (1901); F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 322; Chev. Bot. 660.
Information
A perennial herb about 2 ft. highin sandy moist places; flowers yellow, rather large, in hard heads at first round and becoming ovoid, cone-like; bracts firm with large grey dorsal patch.
Habitat
in sandy moist places
Distribution
Sen.: Basséré, Casamance (Nov.) Berhaut 6654!Port. G.: Bijagos (Jan.) Raimundo & Guerra 927!Mali: Sikasso (Oct.) Demange 2762!Guin.: Conakry (Oct.) Adam 12620! Dalaba to Boulivel Chev. 12656! Ditinn (Feb.) des Abbayes 859! Pita (Feb.) des Abbayes 896! Coyah (fr. Feb.) des Abbayes 955! Macenta (Oct.) Baldwin 9814!S. L.: Smeathman! Samu country (fr. Dec.) Sc. Elliot 4220! Mayumbo (Oct.) Jordan 634! Matamba to Manyakoi (Oct.) Glanville 29! Mano Salija (Nov.) Deighton 344! Bintumane Peak (Jan.) T. S. Jones 68!Lib.: Tawata (Nov.) Baldwin 10332! Duport (Nov.) Linder 1457! Paynesville (Oct.) Voorhaeve 94! Monrovia (June) Baldwin 5847!Iv. C.: Adiopodoumé (Dec.) Aké Assi 7169! Abouabou (Oct.) de Wilde 3167! Toumodi (Aug.) Chev. 22398! Moussou (Jan.) Aké Assi 6880!Dah.: Natitingou to Bocorona (June) Chev. 24180!N. Nig.: Nupe Barter!S. Nig.: Igarra, NE. of Owo Stanfield 27! Udi F.R., Onitsha Prov. (Nov.) Keay FHI 22279! Enugu (Dec.) Killick 285! Calabar Robb!W. Cam.: Basu, Mamfe Dist. (Nov.) Tamajong FHI 22106!
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun
Congo
Angola
Uganda
Xyris decipiens N. E. Br. [family XYRIDACEAE]
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