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Cyperus longus
tenuiflorus
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Mapanza, Mutama River
Apr 1956
Record: E.A. Robinson
Photocopy by Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial, up to 1 m tall. FTEA does not recognize subspecific taxa, but notes that the species is very polymorphic. According to Gordon-Gray var. longus is never weedy, occurring in natural environments and is relatively rare, while var. tenuiflorus tends to be weedy and is frequently confused with the notorious weed C. rotundus, differing only in the faintly swollen stem bases and somewhat shorter glumes. |
| Type location: |
Locality unknown |
| Notes: | According to Gordon-Gray var. longus is not weedy, whereas var. tenuiflorus frequently is so. |
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| Habitat: | Lake edges, ditches, black cotton soil, periodically flooded areas in grassland. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1000 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa and southern Europe. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | E,S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 2 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. As Cyperus longus longus Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 61 - 63. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 209 - 210. Illustration page 230 (Includes a picture). 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 88. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 119. 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 182. as Cyperus longus |
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