Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis

Bulbostylis craspedota Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 2: 437 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to N. Kenya. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
S3, “Baddada”, Senni 382 (FT syn.) and “Licchitore”, Senni 214 (FT syn.)
Morphology General Habit
Tufted perennial with woody horizontal rhizome and crowded shoots at the growing end
Morphology Stem
Stems 20–70 cm long and 0.5–1.5 mm thick, angular, glabrous except for minute spine-like hairs below the inflorescence
Morphology Leaves Leaf sheaths
Leaf-sheaths light brown, glabrous except for long flexuose hairs at their openings; blades 5–15 cm long and 0.5–1 mm wide, flat or canaliculate, almost glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence of 2–12 spikelets, either all sessile forming a head or with 1–3 additional stalked spikelets or spikelet-clusters; involucral bracts inconspicuous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets 6–10 x 2–4 mm, ovoid
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes 4–6 mm long, reddish brown with a green midrib, minutely hairy, ovate with acute apex; margin ciliate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlet 1.4–1.8 mm long, obovate, transversely wrinkled; style base persistent.
Distribution
S3; Northern Kenya
Ecology
Near sea-level to 100 m.
[FSOM]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0