- Family:
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Bulbostylis Kunth
Bulbostylis schoenoides (Kunth) C.B.Clarke

[FTEA]
Cyperaceae, K Hoenselaar, B. Verdcourt & H. Beentje. Hypolytrum, D Simpson. Fuirena, M Muasya. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2010
- Type
- Type: South Africa, Cape province, between yellow R. and Zandplaat, Drège 1040 (P, lecto. **, K!, isolecto.) [locality as given by Gordon-Gray] (** Kunth cites just Drège but no collection number; Haines and Lye’s citation of 1040 can be taken as a lectotypification.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Densely tufted perennial 10–50 cm tall with basal parts with many blackened burnt-off old leaf bases.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems 0.5–0.8 mm wide, glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves (5–)10–25 cm long, 0.5–1(–2) mm wide, flat or slightly channeled, 3–5-ridged beneath, glabrous except for spiny margin, the upper surface with square surface cells; young leaf sheaths pale brown to vinaceous, glabrous save for hairy throat
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a compact head of 1–5 obtuse spikelets.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts shorter than spikelets (fide Haines & Lye) but in many specimens slender, green and up to 4 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
- Spikelets 6–10 mm long, 2–3 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
- Glumes dark blackish brown with pale brown to vinaceous midrib, pubescent, margin with short hairs, obtuse or emarginate at the apex, often erose
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Styles white Style base persistent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets light brown, obovoid, 1.4 mm long, 1 mm wide, transversely wrinkled.
- Ecology
- Swamp grassland, upland grassland with shrubs; 1200–2350 m
- Distribution
- Flora districts: U4 K3 T4 T7 Range: Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa
[FWTA]
Cyperaceae, Miss S. S. Hooper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:2. 1972
- Morphology General Habit
- Tufted plant with lurid red colouring at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Large black spikelets in a single head
- Ecology
- Montane grassland.
Native to:
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Abildgaardia erratica (Hook.f.) Lye
- Abildgaardia erratica subsp. schoenoides (Kunth) Lye
- Abildgaardia megastachys (Ridl.) Lye
- Abildgaardia scleropus (C.B.Clarke) Lye
- Bulbostylis cinnamomea (Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke
- Bulbostylis erratica (Hook.f.) C.B.Clarke
- Bulbostylis grandibulbosa Kük.
- Bulbostylis megastachys (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke
- Bulbostylis scleropus C.B.Clarke
- Bulbostylis stricta Turrill
- Fimbristylis cinnamomea (Boeckeler) K.Schum.
- Fimbristylis megastachys Ridl.
- Fimbristylis schoenoides (Kunth) K.Schum.
- Isolepis schoenoides Kunth
- Schoenus erraticus Hook.f.
- Scirpus cinnamomeus Boeckeler
- Scirpus kamerunensis K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke
- Scirpus pretorianus Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke
- Scirpus scleropus (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum.
- Scirpus transvaalensis Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke
Bulbostylis schoenoides (Kunth) C.B.Clarke appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Apr 1, 1888 | Drege [s.n.], South Africa | K000416783 | Yes | ||
Apr 1, 1888 | Drege [s.n.], South Africa | K000416784 | Yes | ||
Eyles, F. [1890], Zimbabwe | K000416752 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Apr 1, 1888 | Burke [s.n.], South Africa | Bulbostylis scleropus | K000416786 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Oct 1, 1887 | Baur, R. [285], South Africa | Bulbostylis scleropus | K000416785 | Yes | |
Apr 1, 1888 | Hildebrandt, J.M. [3737], Madagascar | Bulbostylis cinnamomea | K000416766 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Apr 1, 2003 | Mann, G. [1344], Cameroon | Bulbostylis erratica | K000099520 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Jan 1, 1998 | Thomas, D.W. [9270], Cameroon | Bulbostylis erratica | K000541216 | No |
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 54 (1894)
Accepted by
- Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
- Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
- Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Ann. Fac. Sci. Univ. Dakar 9: 62 (1963)
- Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 616 (1895) pro parte
- Fl. Eth. 6: 414, fig. 212.36 (1997).
- Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 101, fig. 172 (1983)
- Rendle, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 124 (1899)
- Strelitzia 2: 36, fig. 12H, K (1995)
- Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 4: 54 (1894)
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