Bulbostylis boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Beetle

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Bulbostylis boeckeleriana

Chakwenga Headwaters
Record: EA Robinson
Aug 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham

Bulbostylis boeckeleriana

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett

Bulbostylis boeckeleriana

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett

Bulbostylis boeckeleriana

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett

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Synonyms: Abildgaardia boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Lye
Abildgaardia boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Lye var. boeckeleriana Haines & Lye
Bulbostylis cinnamomea sensu C.B.Clarke
Scirpus boeckelerianus Schweinf.
Scirpus collinus (Kunth) Boeckeler var. boeckelerianus (Schweinf.) Schweinf.
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Description:
Tufted perennial (15─)20─70 cm tall with a short creeping rhizome.
Type location:
Eritrea
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: boeckeleriana: In honour of Johann Otto Boeckeler (1803-1899) who contributed to sedge taxonomy.
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Worldwide distribution: Tropical eastern Africa from Eritrea to South Africa
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Literature:

Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 30. Illustration on p.28 (Includes a picture).

Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 73 - 75. (Includes a picture).


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Bulbostylis boeckeleriana.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=218150, retrieved 15 February 2025

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