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| Status: | Native |
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Densely tufted annual 0.15-1m tall with reddish roots. Leaves plicate, 2-6 mm wide, glabrous or more rarely shortly hairy. Inflorescence of lateral panicles borne singly at the nodes on short erect peduncles. Var.: Nutlets cylindric-ellipsoid, 3.2-3.8 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, shiny, glabrous, lightly striate-lacunose. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria & S. Sudan to Zambia; also Madagascar and India. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lk |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 403 - 404. |
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