Coleochloa Explained

Coleochloa is a plant genus in the family Cyperaceae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and on the Island of Madagascar.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

• Coleochloa abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Gilly - eastern and central Africa from Ethiopia west to Nigeria and south to Angola
• Coleochloa domensis Muasya & D.A.Simpson - epiphyte from Cameroon
• Coleochloa glabra Nelmes - Jebel Oda Mountain in northeastern Sudan
• Coleochloa microcephala Nelmes - Mt. Sanje in Tanzania
• Coleochloa pallidior Nelmes - Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Northern Province of South Africa
• Coleochloa schweinfurthiana (Boeckeler) Nelmes - Jebel Bangenze of Sudan
• Coleochloa setifera (Ridl.) Gilly - from Tanzania and Zaire south to South Africa; also Madagascar

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=233618 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
4. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.