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452.000 Lipocarpha
RIKLIELLA J. Raynal
Goetghebeur, P. & Van den Borre, A. (1989) Studies in Cyperaceae 8. A revision of Lipocarpha, including Hemicarpha and Rikliella. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 89 1-87
Haines, R.W. & Lye, K. (1983) The Sedges and Rushes of East Africa East African Natural History Society, Nairobi, Kenya
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs with leaves arising from the base. Inflorescence a terminal head of few to many crowded cone-like spikes. Main involucral bracts leafy, erect or spreading. Spike composed of numerous bracts, spirally arranged in 4-5 rows, each bract subtending a flower enclosed by 2 delicate hypogynous scales. Flowers 1-flowered, bisexual. Stamens 1-2. Style 2-3-branched. Nut obovoid. Worldwide: 8 species in tropical and warm regions, excluding the Pacific. Zimbabwe: 10 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| albiceps Ridl. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| atra Ridl. | W,C | Description, Image |
| chinensis (Osbeck) J. Kern | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| hemisphaerica (Roth) Goetgh. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| kernii (Raymond) Goetgh. | ||
| micrantha (Vahl) G.C. Tucker | ||
| monostachya R. Gross & Mattf. | ||
| nana (A. Rich.) Cherm. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| prieuriana Steud. var. prieuriana | W | |
| rehmannii (Ridl.) Goetgh. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LipocarphaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lipocarpha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lipocarpha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lipocarpha
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iNaturalist: Lipocarpha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lipocarpha
JSTOR Plant Science: Lipocarpha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lipocarpha
Plants of the World Online: Lipocarpha
Tropicos: Lipocarpha
Wikipedia: Lipocarpha
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