Bulbostylis densa
Diagnostic 2
"Erect, tufted, non-rhizomatous annuals; culms 5-20 cm tall, capillary, smooth. Leaves shorter than the stems, capillary,c. 0.5 mm wide, apex acute; sheaths 3-4 mm long, loose, mouth oblique, acuminate with white 1-1.5 mm long hairs, pale coloured. Inflorescence simple,cymose, 5-8 x 4-5 mm, with usually 3 spikelets, the central one subsessile, lateral pedicelled; bracts 2-3, setaceous. Spikelets 2.5-3 x 1 mm,, oblong-acute, brown. Glumes spiral, 1-1.5 x 1 mm, ovate-acute, glabrous, muticous, strongly keeled, sides with reddish brown streaks, 1-2 basal ones empty and smaller. Stamen 1. Style linear, broader at base; stigmas 3. Nut c. 1 x 0.5 mm, obovate, triquetrous, white to stramineous, transversely wrinkled."
Sources and Credits
- (c) Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://data.rbge.org.uk/images/374638/700
- (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26338666
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
- 植物和名−学名インデックス YList
