Bulbostylis schoenoides
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Abildgaardia erratica (Hook.) K. Lye subsp. schoenoides (Kunth) K. Lye Bulbostylis megastachys (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke Bulbostylis scleropus C.B.Clarke |
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| Status: | Native |
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Densely tufted perennial sedge, bearing blackened leaf-bases below. Stems 10-50 cm. Young leaf sheaths pale brown to wine red. Inflorescence a compact head, composed of 1-5 obtuse spikelets; bracts shorter than the spikelet. Spikelets 6-10 mm, obtuse. Glumes dark brownish-black, pubescent; apex obtuse or emarginate with a frayed margin.Nutlet c. 1.4 mm, transversely wrinkled. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | schoenoides: resembling a species of Schoenus, another genus in Cyperaceae. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| Botanical divisions: | V,IX,XI |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 7. also as B. megastachys Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 87. also as B. megastachys Moafo, C., Morel, J., Larridon, I. & Reynders, M. (2026). Cyperaceae Tribu X. Abdilgaardieae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 75 - 77. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 93. as Bulbostylis scleropus |
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