Bulbostylis boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Beetle

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Chakwenga Headwaters
Record: EA Robinson
Aug 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham

Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett

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Synonyms:	Abildgaardia boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Lye var. boeckeleriana Haines & Lye Abildgaardia boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Lye Bulbostylis cinnamomea sensu C.B.Clarke Scirpus boeckelerianus Schweinf. Scirpus collinus (Kunth) Boeckeler var. boeckelerianus (Schweinf.) Schweinf.
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Frequency:	Widespread
Status:	Native
Description:	Tufted perennial (15─)20─70 cm tall with a short creeping rhizome. var. boeckeleriana: Inflorescences mostly head-like with all spikelets sessile, but 1-3 pedunculate additional inflorescences or spikelets sometimes present.
Type location:	Eritrea
Notes:	Zambian distribution var. boeckeleriana: FZ divisions: B,N,W - Zambian prov.: Nw.N,C,W. Var. transiens (K.Schum.) R.W.Haines is also likely to be present in Zambia. The inflorescence is more lax, typically with a single sessile spikelet surrounded by 1-5 stalked spikelets. Red data list status: Although known from just two localities in Zambia, it is widespread globally: Least concern.
Derivation of specific name:	boeckeleriana: In honour of Johann Otto Boeckeler (1803-1899) who contributed to sedge taxonomy.
Habitat:	Dry grassland, rocky outcrops, seepages in Brachystegia woodland.
Altitude range:	250 - 2100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Tropical eastern Africa from Eritrea to South Africa
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	C
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Mc,Lk
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 20 June 2017
Literature:	Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 30. Illustration on p.28 (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 73 - 75. (Includes a picture).

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