471.010 Bulbostylis Kunth

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves usually very narrow and almost filiform, usually with tufts of hairs at the mouth of the leaf sheath. Inflorescence an anthela. Glumes spirally arranged; the lowest 1-2 may be empty, the others bisexual. Perianth 0. Stamens 2-3; stigmas 2-3, the base of the style persisting as a distinct rim or knob. Nutlet biconvex if stigmas 2, trigonous if stigmas 3. Nutlet smooth, tuberculate or, more often, transversely wrinkled.

Zimbabwe: 20 taxa.

Bulbostylis schoenoides

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
abortiva (Steud.) C.B. ClarkeN,CDescription, Image
buchananii C.B. ClarkeN,W,C,SDescription, Image
burchellii (Ficalho & Hiern) C.B. ClarkeN,W,C,E,SImage
collina (Kunth) C.B. ClarkeE
contexta (Nees) M. BodardN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
densa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.N,W,C,S
filamentosa (Vahl) C.B. ClarkeN,W,EDescription, Image
hispidula (Vahl) R.W. HainesN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
lineolata Goetgh.N,C
macra (Ridl.) C.B. ClarkeN,C,E,SDescription, Image
megastachys (Ridl.) C.B.ClarkeN,W,C,E
oritrephes (Ridl.) C.B. ClarkeEDescription, Image
pilosa (Willd.) Cherm.N,E,SDescription, Image
schoenoides (Kunth) C.B.Clarke sens. lat.N,W,C,EDescription, Image
sp.no.2 (Phipps 318)E
sp.no.3 (Wild 5917)W
sp.no.4 (Wild 7342)N,S
sp.no.5 (Robinson 6335)E
sp.no.6 (Robinson 1927)E
trabeculata C.B. ClarkeW

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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bulbostylis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Bulbostylis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=283, retrieved 20 March 2023

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