Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Volume 6

3-angled 3-lobed acuminate acute Aloaceae anthela anthers apex apical basal base blade branches brown Capsule cm high cm long Culms cylindrical Cyperaceae Cyperus densely diameter Dorsal sepal Drawn by R.W. elliptic erect Ethiopia female flowers filaments fleshy Flora area Friis fruit Gilbert glabrous globose Glumes grassland green Haines & Lye hairs hairy holo Inflorescence Involucral bracts Kenya lanceolate lateral sepals leaf Leaf-blades leaf-sheaths leafy Leaves linear lobes locule margins mid-lobe midrib mm long Nutlets oblong obovate obtuse ovary ovate ovoid ovules pale pedicel peduncle perennial perianth permission from Haines petals petiole plant Pseudobulbs pubescent purple R.W. Haines raceme rarely Rchb.f red-brown Reproduced with permission rhizome roots rostellum scabrid Schimper Seeds sepals sessile sheaths short side-lobes slender slightly Somalia sometimes spathe species spikelets spikes spur stalked stamens stem stigma stolons style subsp Tanzania tepals Thulin tropical Africa tubers Uganda upper usually yellow