Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis

Bulbostylis somaliensis Lye

First published in Edinburgh J. Bot. 53: 223 (1996)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

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

Type
C1, 17–18 km N of Hobyo on road to Jirriiban, Thulin & Dahir 6653 (UPS holo., K iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Slender annual; stems 5–25 cm long and 0.3–0.6 mm thick, angular
Morphology Leaves Leaf sheaths
Leaf-sheaths pale to light reddish brown with green central part; blades 2–15 cm long and 0.2–0.5 mm wide, flat, canaliculate or inrolled, usually densely hairy on midrib and margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a simple or compound lax anthela consisting of one sessile spikelet and 1–many stalked spikelets
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets 4–15 x 1.5–3 mm, ovate to lanceolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes 1.7–2.5 mm long, light to dark reddish brown, short-hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlet 0.6–0.8 x 0.4–0.8 mm, obovate to almost globose, pale, grey or light reddish brown with c. 7-15 transverse wrinkles.
[FSOM]

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