Synonyms:
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Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Annual or short-lived perennial, culms tufted, 3-angled, smooth, lower parts with several nodes. Involucral bracts 3-5, leaf-like, spreading. Inflorescence ± capitate or simple; spikelets 3-20 per cluster. |
Type location:
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India |
Notes:
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Red data list status: Widespread: Least concern
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Derivation of specific name:
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sanguinolentus: sanguineus = blood red; lentus = pliant, flexible |
Habitat:
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Streams, river beds, grassland, or on thin soil over rocks |
Altitude range: |
950 - 1800 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution:
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East Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea to Zambia; Mediterranean , Asia, Australia |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Monday 17 July 2017 |
Literature:
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Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 287 - 288.
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