Scleria foliosa Hochst. ex A. Rich. [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
Scleria foliosa Hochst. ex A. Rich. [family CYPERACEAE], Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 509 (1851); F.T.A. 8: 503; Nelmes in Kew Bull. 11: 102 (1956); E. A. Robinson in Kew Bull. 18: 525 (1966); Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 359 (1967).
Scleria glandiformis [family CYPERACEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 493, partly
Information
Tufted annual 60–100 cm. high, rarely more, with leaves 2–8 mm. wide; lateral panicles solitary, erect, scarcely exserted; in grassy, seasonally wet places.
Habitat
; in grassy, seasonally wet places.
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa, also in Madagascar.
Distribution
Sen.: Ndiar (Oct.) J. & A. Raynal 7664!Iv. C.: Dinderesso (Nov.)Ghana: Bole (Nov.) Harris!N. Nig.: (Sept.) Lely P775! Kufena Hill, Zaria (Sept.) Clayton 1316! Bauchi (Dec.) Haines 76! Biu, Bornu (Nov.) Magaji 8 Oche MG79! Maiduguri, Bornu (Oct.) H. B. Johnston N.36a!
Notes
[A few plants have been collected with characters reminiscent of both S. foliosa and S. schimperana. These represent such a wide range of variation in character association that it seems possible that they may be samples from hybrid populations. Further detailed examination in the field is essential.]
Scleria foliosa Hochst. ex A. Rich. [family CYPERACEAE]
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