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Cyperus pectinatus
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Shiwa Ngandu
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1956
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Chipili
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1957
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Jun 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Jun 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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| Synonyms: |
Anosporum pectinatum (Vahl) Lye Cyperus nudicaulis Poir. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial up to 122 cm tall, with a short rhizome, sometimes stoloniferous, culms tufted, erect when young, later curving and eventually touching the ground. Leaf blade absent, the sheath greyish-black to purple, ending in a short triangular limb. Inflorescence capitate, spikelets in a digitate crowded head. |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pectinatus: in the form of a comb. |
| Habitat: | Swamps, lake margins, shallow water, sometimes floating. |
| Altitude range: | 750 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in western, central and southern Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,Mc,C,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: | Monday 10 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 64. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 522. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 151 - 153. (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. |
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