Bulbostylis clarkeana
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Mbala, Lake Chila
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1956
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | few records only |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Densely tufted perennial, 50-80 cm tall, from a creeping rhizome. Leaf sheaths reddish to dark purple, glabrous, ending in a leaf-like tip up to 2 cm long, but no proper leaf blades. Inflorescence a solitary terminal spikelet or with 1-2 additional spikelets. |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
| Notes: | Red data list status: Few records globally and nationally: Lower risk, Near threatened |
| Derivation of specific name: | clarkeana: commemorating Charles Baron Clarke (1832-1906) |
| Habitat: | Peat bog |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Regional: Zambia, Guinea, Uganda, Tanzania |
| FZ divisions: | N,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 20 June 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 78. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 92. |
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