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A new subspecies of Coleochloa setifera (Cyperaceae) from Kenya

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Coleochloa setifera (Ridl.) Gilly subsp. glabrescens Hoenselaar & D. A. Simpson, a new subspecies from Kenya, is described and illustrated.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Henk Beentje and David Goyder for their help on the manuscript. We thank Margaret Tebbs for the illustration. The Meise Herbarium (BR) in Brussels is thanked for providing additional collections.

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Hoenselaar, K., Simpson, D.A. A new subspecies of Coleochloa setifera (Cyperaceae) from Kenya. Kew Bull 64, 681–684 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9152-0

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