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Ascolepis pusilla
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Namwala
Record: HJ van Rensburg
Apr 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Ascolepis pusilla Ridl. var. microcuspis Lye Ascolepis pusilla Ridl. var. echinata Hooper |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual with small root system. Inflorescence yellowish-brown; main involucral bracts to 6 cm long. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | In Zambia subspecies were found: Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B., & Beentje, H.J. (2010). do not accept the subspecies. |
| Derivation of specific name: | pusilla: insignificant, small, weak |
| Habitat: | Boggy ground and seepage zones in woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 300 - 1900 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 4 September 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 268 - 269. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 87. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 181. as Ascolepis pusilla var. microcuspis |
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