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Cyperaceae taxon details

Bolboschoenus nobilis (Ridl.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson

1678639  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678639)

accepted
Species
terrestrial
(of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) Ridley, H.N. (1884). Descriptions and Notes on new or rare Monocotyledonous Plants from Madagascar, with one from Angola. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 20: 329-338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/236907#page/336/mode/1up
page(s): 159 [details] 
Lectotype  (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) BM 000812961,...  
Lectotype (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) BM 000812961, geounit Angola [details]
Description Contralaminar part of leaf sheath apex shallowly concave, with a narrow, membranous band and dark brownish margin; nerves...  
Description Contralaminar part of leaf sheath apex shallowly concave, with a narrow, membranous band and dark brownish margin; nerves sharply angled around sheath apex; inflorescence much branched, with 100–200 or more spikelets; achene dark grey green, spotted or blotched with black, rarely all black; achene surface irregular, somewhat shining, with irregularly scattered, minute, distinctly raised blackish papillae; anthers at or after anthesis ≦ 2 mm long, crest red brown, > 0·5 mm long [details]

Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia  
Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991),...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Bolboschoenus nobilis (Ridl.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678639 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature

original description (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) Ridley, H.N. (1884). Descriptions and Notes on new or rare Monocotyledonous Plants from Madagascar, with one from Angola. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 20: 329-338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/236907#page/336/mode/1up
page(s): 159 [details] 

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

new combination reference Goetghebeur, P.; Simpson, D. A. (1991). Critical Notes on <i>Actinoscirpus</i>, <i>Bolboschoenus</i>, <i>Isolepis</i>, <i>Phylloscirpus</i> and <i>Amphiscirpus</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Kew Bulletin.</em> 46(1): 169-178., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/4110756
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Lectotype (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) BM 000812961, geounit Angola [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Contralaminar part of leaf sheath apex shallowly concave, with a narrow, membranous band and dark brownish margin; nerves sharply angled around sheath apex; inflorescence much branched, with 100–200 or more spikelets; achene dark grey green, spotted or blotched with black, rarely all black; achene surface irregular, somewhat shining, with irregularly scattered, minute, distinctly raised blackish papillae; anthers at or after anthesis ≦ 2 mm long, crest red brown, > 0·5 mm long [details]

Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia [details]

Habitat Water holes, sides of rivers and streams; 700-1200 m. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
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