Bulbostylis clarkeana Hutch. ex M. Bodard

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Description:	Densely tufted perennial, 50-80 cm tall, from a creeping rhizome. Leaf sheaths reddish to dark purple, glabrous, ending in a leaf-like tip up to 2 cm long, but no proper leaf blades. Inflorescence a solitary terminal spikelet or with 1-2 additional spikelets.
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Derivation of specific name:	clarkeana: commemorating Charles Baron Clarke (1832-1906)
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Worldwide distribution:	Regional: Zambia, Guinea, Uganda, Tanzania
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Literature:	Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 78.

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