Kyllinga welwitschii
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Inflorescence
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Inflorescence
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| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Full name: | Kyllinga welwitschii Ridl. |
| ID status: | ID not 100% certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | - |
| Synonym(s): | Cyperus controversus (Steud.) Mattf. & Kük. var. subexalatus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Cyperus triceps Endl. var. ciliata (Boeckeler) Kük. Cyperus welwitschii (Ridl.) Lye Kyllinga blepharinota Hochst. ex Boeckeler Kyllinga controversa Steud. var. subexalata C.B.Clarke Kyllinga triceps Rottb. var. ciliata Boeckeler |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Flower head in three sections. Similar to K. tenuifolia in habit but distinguished by the clearly ciliate keel to the glume and the broader achene; sandy ground in savanna, etc. (from JSTOR website / Flora of West Tropical Africa) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie |
| Content last updated: | 22 Nov 2011 |
