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Holotype of Perotis patens Gand. var. parvispicula C.E.Hubbard ex Robyns & Tournay [family POACEAE]

Date Updated: 2 September 2005

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K), K000255457
Collection
Herbarium Specimens
Resource Type
Specimens
Collector
Gillett, J.B., #14081
Collection Date
23-10-1952
Locality
Moyale, Northern Province, Kenya. 1080m / 3600ft.
Country
Kenya (Kenya)
Collection altitude
780
Identifications
Perotis patens Gand. [family POACEAE] (stored under name) Holotype of Perotis patens Gand. var. parvispicula C.E.Hubbard ex Robyns & Tournay [family POACEAE]
Notes
Spikelets reddish green, arms purples, anthers and stigmas white. Sandysoil. Disturbed ground near houses. Perhaps introduced. Found later (25.10) on large granite rocks associated with Vellozia 12635 where it is presumably native. Common in one spot only. Rainfall (av. of 31 yrs) 635mm, with maxima in April and October cont. Habitat: Escarpment edge with granited, gneisses and schists exposed; white or yellowish sandy or loamy soils. Montane scrub with Cussonia, Ficus, Acacia, Dichrostachys, Combretum, Commiphora, etc. largely degraded by cultivation, fuel cutting, etc.
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2
Data last modified
02-09-2005
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