Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis

Bulbostylis schlechteri C.B.Clarke

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 995 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Angola to Northern Prov. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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: confident
[AERP]

J. Browning, K.D. Gordon-Gray†, M. Lock, H. Beentje, K. Vollesen, K. Bauters, C. Archer, I. Larridon, M. Xanthos, P. Vorster, J. Bruhl, K. Wilson and X. Zhang (2020). Flora Zambesiaca Volume: 14: Cyperaceae. M.Á. García, J.R. Timberlake (Eds). Kew Publish

Type
South Africa, Aapies R., 1600 m, 5.xi.1893, Schlechter 3634 (K holotype).
Morphology General Habit
Perennial to 50 cm tall; rhizome conspicuous, woody, sympodial-Leaf sheaths frequently becoming red, with short leaf-like tips; leaf blades absent
Morphology Culms
Culms erect, 20–50 cm tall by 0.4–0.8 mm wide, 1–10 mm apart, angular, glabrous but minutely scabrid below inflorescence
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a solitary chestnut-red spikelet; bracts 1–2, shorter than, equal to or slightly overtopping spikelet
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelet 5–8 × 1–2 mm, ovoid to oblong lanceolate, compressed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes 2.9–3.7 mm long, densely packed, ovate-lanceolate, minutely scabrid, light to dark reddish-brown, keel prominent, green when fresh, excurrent, margins ciliated
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 3
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 3-branched, style base persistent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlet 0.8–1 × 0.5–0.8 mm, obovoid, trigonous, surface faintly transversely wavy.
Distribution
Zambia. Also in Angola and South Africa (Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga).
Ecology
Marshy ground, grassland near streams and seasonal seepage areas; 1000–1200 m.
Conservation
Local in distribution in Flora area; possibly threatened.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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