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Queenslandiella

Domin

Description:

Tufted annuals with scent of curry. Culms scapose, with basal nodes. Leaves many, long, eligulate. Inflorescence anthelate; primary bracts 3

Distribution:

Monotypic: Queenslandiellahyalina (Vahl) Ballard, East Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malesia to NE Australia; sthn trop. Afr.: Mozambique.

Source:

SSTA

Synonym(s):

Mariscopsis Chermezon; Ballard: 457 (1932). Cyperus L. subgen. Queenslandiella (Domin) Govind.: 194 (1975); Haines & Lye: 292 (1983).

Nemum

Desf. ex Ham.

Description:

Annuals, or tufted to creeping, rhizomatous perennials. Culms with basal nodes. Leaves

Distribution:

Species

Source:

SSTA

Synonym(s):

Scirpus L. in part; Clarke: 446 (1901/1902).

Rhizomatous or stoloniferous perennials; roots thick, sometimes stilt-like on ascending rhizomes; culms central or lateral, (sub)scapose; lateral culms few to many, with several basal leaves reduced to a sheath. Leaves eligulate, sometimes pseudopetiolate, rarely all leaves reduced to a sheath. Inflorescence capitate, corymbiform, subanthelate or paniculate, when on lateral culms often reduced to 1

Distribution:

Species

Source:

SSTA

Hypolytrum

Rich.

Description:

Perennials, rhizomatous. Culm usually with basal nodes or more rarely with several aerial nodes. Leaves eligulate, sometimes pseudopetiolate; basal leaves sometimes reduced to sheaths; cauline ones linear-lanceolate to narrowly elliptical. Inflorescence paniculate, corymbose or capitate, with many (rarely 1) spikelets; primary bracts from small and scale-like to large and leaf-like. Spikelets with many, spirally arranged, persistent glumes, each subtending a flower. Flowers bisexual; scales 2(3), basal pair lateral,

Distribution:

Species

Source:

SSTA

Diplacrum

R.Br.

Description:

Small, weak, nearly glabrous annuals with minute root system; culms 30

Distribution:

Species 7, pantropical; sthn trop. Afr. 1: Diplacrum africanum (Benth.) C.B.Cl., Zambia.

Source:

SSTA

Actinoschoenus

Benth.

Description:

Tufted, erect, stoloniferous or rhizomatous perennials. Culms with basal nodes, triquetrous. Leaves ligulate; blade very short. Inflorescence terminal, with 2

Distribution:

Species 3 or 4, trop. Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka to Malesia; sthn trop. Afr. 1: Actinoschoenus repens J.Raynal, Zambia.

Source:

SSTA

GATEWAY TO AFRICAN PLANTS

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CYPERACEAE

Queenslandiella

Nemum

Mapania

Hypolytrum

Diplacrum

Actinoschoenus

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