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Bulbostylis abortiva
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Rugose fruits
Mkushi
Record: A.Angus
Mar 1961
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Fimbristylis flexuosa Ridl. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted annual 15-50(-80) cm tall; stems up to 1.5 mm thick, deeply grooved, usually with dense short white spine-like hairs. Inflorescence open and umbelliform. |
| Type location: |
Madagascar |
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| Habitat: | Shallow soil over rock, seasonally wet grassland. |
| Altitude range: | 50 - 2000 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa, Madagascar |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | S,W |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 2 August 2017 |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 97. 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. |
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