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Eleocharis atropurpurea
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Margins of Kaombe River, above Kundalila Falls
Jun 2010
Photo: M.P.Kennedy
Namwala
Record: HJ van Rensburg
Apr 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Lusaka W, Yieldingtree Farm
May 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Dwarf fragile annual. Culms 1-13 cm tall. Spikelet less than 10 mm long. Perianth bristles 0-5, shorter than the nutlet. Nutlets smooth, shiny black or dark brown when mature, flattened. |
| Type location: |
India |
| Notes: | Red data list status: Widespread: Least concern |
| Derivation of specific name: | atropurpurea: dark purple |
| Habitat: | Seasonal pools and seeps, flooded grassland, shallow soil over rock pavements, former cultivation |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the tropics and subtropics |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | C,Lk,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 3 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 77 - 78. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 44 - 46. (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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