Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Volume 6

3-angled acuminate acute Africa anthers apex basal base blade bracts branches brown Capsule cm long column covered curved cylindrical Cyperus dark densely diameter Dorsal sepal Drawn elliptic entire erect Ethiopia female Figure flat fleshy Flora area flowers forming fruit Gilbert glabrous Glumes grassland green Haines hairs herb holo Inflorescence Kenya lanceolate lateral leaf Leaf-blades leafy Leaves less light linear lobes locule longer male margins midrib minute mm long narrow Nutlets obovate obtuse outer ovary ovate pale pedicel peduncle perennial perianth petals petiole plant purple rarely red-brown Reproduced with permission rhizome roots rounded scabrid Seeds segments sepals sessile sheaths short shorter side slender slightly smooth sometimes South spathe species spikelets spikes spreading spur stalked stamens stem stigma style surface Tanzania tepals terminal tropical tube tubers upper usually wide Wilde yellow