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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2016-11-02
Page range: 96–100
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Studies in Schoenoplectiella (Cyperaceae) in tropical West Africa

Botanic Garden of Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium.
Institute of Botany and Natural Conservation, University of West Hungary, Ady E. u. 5, H-9400 Sopron, Hungary.
Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, United Kingdom.
Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella taxonomy tropical West Africa Monocots

Abstract

Schoenoplectiella patentiglumis, a species described from Natal (South Africa) and previously known from Mozambique and Zimbabwe only, is reported for the first time from tropical West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso and Nigeria) where it has been confused with S. articulata. Schoenoplectiella raynaliana, a rare species only known from the type locality in Togo, is shown to be morphologically conspecific with the widespread African species S. proxima. These findings are the result of examining, measuring, photographing, making notes and illustrations from numerous collections of S. patentiglumis and S. proxima in several different herbaria.