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Cyperus articulatus
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Sable Farm (David Gordon), Chisamba
Jan 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Namwala District, Maala
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1954
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Cihoyoka (Nkoya) Kauju (Nyanja) Manyanzya () Mlulu (Nyanja) Tokwe (Tumbuka) |
| Frequency: | Widespread and common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial, up to 195 cm tall. Culms few, solitary from the ends of stolons. Stolons pith-filled with transverse rings (septa) at 5-50 mm intervals. Leaves reduced to sheaths. Inflorescence a simple anthela, primary branches 5-8, 1-10 cm long, spikelets in loosely digitate clusters. |
| Type location: |
Jamaica |
| Notes: | Spot characters: Readily identified by the presence of septa in the culms. |
| Derivation of specific name: | articulatus = articulated, jointed, presumably referring to the septate culms |
| Habitat: | Swamps, lake shores, wet grassland. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1550 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,C,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 16 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 54. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 208 - 209. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 118. |
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