Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis

Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines

First published in R.W.Haines & K.A.Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr., App. 3: 1 (1983)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics to Caucasus. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Senegal, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba, Maryland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goetghebeur & Coudijzer in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 55: 217 (1985).
  • R.W. Haines in Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr., app.3: 1 (1983).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Missouri Botanic Garden (2005-continuously updated). Vascular Tropicos Nomenclatural Database http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Eth. 6: 416, fig. 212.39 (1997).
  • Fl. Somalia 4: 111 (1995)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr. App. 3: 1 (1983) main work: 104, fig. 181a&b, 182 (1983)
  • Strelitzia 2: 33 (1995)

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 14, 2010 Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba K000632142 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [2712] Ethiopia K002082095 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5519] Tanzania K000190749 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10124] Tanzania K002082827 Yes
Procter, J. [933] Tanzania K002082825 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12978] Kenya K002082795 Yes
Gillman, H. [47] Tanzania K002082824 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1116] Kenya K002082801 Yes
Bartsch, S. [2324] Namibia K001611465 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5299] Tanzania K000190529 Yes
Taiti, S. [1109] Kenya K002082780 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde} [5488] Ethiopia K002082090 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [279] Kenya K002082820 Yes
McDonald, J. [965] Kenya K002082781 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1177] Kenya K002082799 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [6280] Kenya K002082817 Yes
Friis, I.; Awas, T.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8126] Ethiopia K002082088 Yes
{Mrs. Aglen} [41] Sudan K002082063 Yes
Davis, R.L. [241] Tanzania K002082830 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4068a] Ethiopia K002082111 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [835] Ethiopia K002082104 Yes
Robison, T. [1869] Tanzania K002082831 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2830] Ethiopia K002082108 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [356] Kenya K002082808 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1205] Tanzania K002082834 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2541] Kenya K002082805 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [299] Kenya K002082813 Yes
Pappi, A. [318] Eritrea K002082074 Yes
Rawlins, S. [788] Kenya K002082821 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [415] South Sudan K002082072 Yes
Manktelow, S.J.; Swenson, U. [91065] Tanzania K002082822 Yes
Conrad, A. [10543] Tanzania K002082829 Yes
de Hoogh, R.J. [190] Botswana K001590115 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1319] Ethiopia K002082085 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5548] Tanzania K000468876 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [[5]454] Ethiopia K002082099 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wanderfrash, M.; Legesse, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8401] Ethiopia K002082089 Yes
{Mrs. Jonquil Ash} [3101] Ethiopia K002082106 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [816] Kenya K002082818 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2615] Kenya K002082804 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5847] Tanzania K000468578 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde; Amshoff, G.J.H.} [6524] Ethiopia K002082082 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Gillett, J.B.; Bally, P.R.O. [2170] Kenya K002082812 Yes
Thulin, M. [1449] Ethiopia K002082109 Yes
Peers, A.W. [T.O.11] Sudan K002082064 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [66] Sudan K002082059 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7286] Sudan K002082068 Yes
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3303] Ethiopia K002082094 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1116] Kenya K002082800 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kelbessa, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [7776] Ethiopia K002082096 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1203] Kenya K002082807 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6285] Tanzania K000468140 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1605] Kenya K002082783 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [638] Tanzania K002082833 Yes
Robison, T. [5614 B] Tanzania K002082826 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde} [7168] Ethiopia K002082092 Yes
[Petheride] [s.n.] Sudan K002082053 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [385] Sudan K002082058 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2176] Tanzania K002082823 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Semon, F.; Jensen, M.; Gashaw, M. [7756] Ethiopia K002082101 Yes
[Argnsinez] [299] K002082105 Yes
Lort Phillips, W. [s.n.] Somalia K002082079 Yes
Butler, F.B. [14] Kenya K002082797 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A. [6653] Somalia K002082080 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Aweke, G. [321] Ethiopia K002082098 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde} [7103] Ethiopia K002082081 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2910] Ethiopia K002082084 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5248] Tanzania K000190476 Yes
[H. M. Arbroun cole] [1681] Sudan K002082070 Yes
Festo, L. [1130] Tanzania K002082828 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Semon, F.; Jensen, M.; Gashaw, M. [7976] Ethiopia K002082083 Yes
Hohenarker, W.; Clarke, C.B. [2165] K002082075 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Clarke, C.B. [2122] K002082076 Yes
Echlin [5] Kenya K002082815 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kelbessa, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [7771] Ethiopia K002082097 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [1585] Kenya K002082806 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8045] Ethiopia K002082103 Yes
Richards, M. [20416] Tanzania K002082836 Yes
s.coll. [39] Tanzania K002082832 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2422] Sudan K002082061 Yes
Langridge, W.P. [47] Kenya K002082796 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2091] Sudan K002082056 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [55] Sudan K002082060 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2059] Sudan K002082057 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1514] Kenya K002082782 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3314] Ethiopia K002082087 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13285] Tanzania K002082835 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde} [5800] Ethiopia K002082091 Yes
Mwachala, G.; et al. [809] Kenya K002082811 Yes
Lock, J.M. [81/218] Sudan K002082073 Yes
Richards, M. [24368] Tanzania K002082837 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, C.I. [3971] Ethiopia K002082093 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [712] Ethiopia K002082102 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7251] Sudan K002082069 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [4001] Sudan K002082055 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [531] Sudan K002082052 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [663] Kenya K002082816 Yes
Ash, J.W. [526] Ethiopia K002082086 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5518] Tanzania K000190748 Yes
Thulin, M. [1444] Ethiopia K002082110 Yes
Cany Gibson, H.; Murray, J. [K3] Kenya K002082803 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2877] Ethiopia K002082107 Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [2137] Somalia K002082119 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kuchar, P. [5899] Kenya K002082802 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2009] Sudan K002082054 Yes
Bavazzano, R.; Tardelli, M. [656] Somalia K002082120 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [232] Kenya K002082814 Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [1080] Kenya K002082819 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [41] South Sudan K002082071 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1116] Kenya K002082798 Yes
Schweinfurth; Clarke, C.B. [2031] Sudan K002082062 Yes
May 1, 2010 Zapfack, L. [1226] Cameroon Fimbristylis hispidula K000678211 Yes
Apr 1, 1920 Maikai [s.n.] Nigeria Fimbristylis hispidula K002081307 Yes
Feb 1, 1888 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1079] Tanzania Fimbristylis hispidula K000416678 Type Yes
Krauss [185] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K002084787 No
Krauss [185] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001617213 No
M.M.C. [S.Africa 20] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611526 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 20] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611565 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 20] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611564 Yes
Dreje [s.n.] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001617212 No
Dreje [s.n.] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K002084788 No
M.M.C. [S.Africa 4] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611524 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 4] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611525 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 4] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611622 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 4] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611623 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 4] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611624 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611553 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611546 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611547 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611548 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611549 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611550 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611551 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 128] South Africa Fimbristylis hispidula K001611552 Yes
Schimper [1268] Ethiopia Fimbristylis hispidula K000416671 Type Yes
Schimper [1251] Ethiopia Fimbristylis hispidula K000416670 Unknown Type Material Yes

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