New records of <i>Bulbostylis</i> (Cyperaceae) for the flora of Bolivia and Paraguay

Abstract

During the study of the genus Bulbostylis (Cyperaceae, Abildgaardieae) for Austral America, five new records were found, one from Bolivia: B. svensoniana Steyerm. and four from Paraguay: B. consanguinea (Kunth) C.B.Clarke, B. loefgrenii (Boeck.) Prata & López, B. sellowiana (Kunth) Palla and B. papillosa Kük. All the taxa are described and illustrated and considerations about them are given