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Synonyms: |
Rhynchospora africana Cherm. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Widespread |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Leafy perennial up to 105 cm high, with a short rhizome. Culms many, crowded,glabrous, rounded, slender. Leaf blades linear, stiff, erect. Inflorescence a slender panicle, with main branches protruding from the upper leaf sheaths and ending in a few usually stalked and solitary spikelets. Spikelets ovoid; glumes orange-brown to brown; perianth of 6 equal bristles, 3-3.5 mm long. |
Type location: |
Angola |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | Swamps and boggy grasslands |
Altitude range: | 450 - 1150 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Central, Eastern and Southern Africa |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,Lk,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: | Friday 7 July 2017 |
Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 360 - 361. |
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