Plant descriptions ²

Plant caespitose or shortly rhizomatous with stems leafy below; Stems clavately thickened with papery white, later brown, fibrous sheaths; inflorescence capitate; head oblong or hemispherical; spikelets about 5 mm long.

Elevation ²

Up to 500 m.

Similar species ²

Syn. Mariscus decaryi ; Mariscus dubius.

Reference ²

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing. 520p.
H. CHERMEZON, 1937. 29è Famille - Cyperaceae. Flore de Madagascar (Plantes vasculaires). Ed. Imprimerie Officielle Tananarive. 339 p.

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2. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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• iNat taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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