Mariscus kitaleensis J.-P. Lebrun & Stork

Lebrun, Jean-Pierre & Stork, Adélaïde L., 2019, New combinations in Cyperaceae for continental Africa, Candollea 74 (2), pp. 145-151 : 148

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2019v742a4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5707976
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EE0336-034A-2B4B-FCA5-C638FBA4F98B
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Mariscus kitaleensis J.-P. Lebrun & Stork
status	nom. nov.

Treatment

Mariscus kitaleensis J.-P. Lebrun & Stork View in CoL , nom. nov.

 Cyperus kyllingiformis Lye View in CoL in Nord. J. Bot. 3: 218. 1983.

Holotypus: KENYA: Kitale , 1400 m, 12.V.1953, Bogdan 3726 ( K; iso-: EA) .

Notes. – The name Mariscus kyllingiiformis Boeckeler (in Flora 42: 443. 1859) was given to a plant the name of which is now considered a synonym of Cyperus dubius Rottb. The compound of the species epithet is based on an orthographic variant of Kyllinga Rottb. 1773 , nom. cons. The replacement name refers to the collecting site of the type, i.e. Kitale ( Kenya).

The taxon is illustrated in LYE (1983: 218) and HAINES & LYE (1983: 224) and cited under Cyperus by LYE (2001) and BEENTJE (2010: 185).