Ficinia gracilis complex (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) revisited- Species delineations and description of a new species from South Africa
Author
Muasya, A. M.
text
South African Journal of Botany
2018
2018-11-30
119
230
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.09.017
journal article
10.1016/j.sajb.2018.09.017
1727-9321
10496548
3.2. Key to the
species
1. Leaf sheaths sticky; inflorescence with>10 spikelets; nutlet rugose.......................3
Leaf sheaths not-sticky; inflorescence with <10 spikelets; nutlet smooth to papillose .................................................................................................................................2
2. Leaf sheath lacking a ligule, leaf blade
0.3–0.6 mm
...............................
F. eligulata
Leaf sheath terminating in a ligule, leaf blade
0.7–1.2 mm
.............
F. cinnamomea
3. Shortly rhizomatous to caespitose; leaf blade
0.5–0.8 mm
; glume apex obtuse, not mucronate .................................................................................................
F. gracilis
Caespitose; leaf blade
0.3–0.4 mm
; glume apex acute, mucronate ........................
4
4. Nutlet lacking gynophore .......................................................................
F. filiformis
Nutlet bearing a distinct gynophore ............................................................
F. rigida