Hypolytrum lancifolium C.B.Clarke

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Synonyms: Mapania lancifolia (C.B.Clarke) Lye
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Cameroon
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: lancifolium: with lance-shaped leaves.
Habitat: Mainly in wet evergreen forest, occasionally along rivers and water courses.
Altitude range: (metres) 300 m (approx)
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Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Cabinda and DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: II
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Literature:

Larridon, I., Reynders, M. & Thery, P. (2020). Cyperaceae; Introduction et Tribu I. Hypolytreae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 27 - 28. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Hypolytrum lancifolium:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hypolytrum lancifolium
African Plant Database: Hypolytrum lancifolium
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hypolytrum lancifolium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hypolytrum lancifolium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hypolytrum lancifolium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hypolytrum lancifolium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hypolytrum lancifolium
JSTOR Plant Science: Hypolytrum lancifolium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hypolytrum lancifolium
Plants of the World Online: Hypolytrum lancifolium
Tropicos: Hypolytrum lancifolium
Wikipedia: Hypolytrum lancifolium


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Hypolytrum lancifolium.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=260400, retrieved 5 May 2026

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