|
Synonyms:
|
Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poir.) Lye
|
| Common names:
|
|
| Frequency:
|
|
| Status:
|
Native |
Description:
|
Densely tufted annual, 5-30 cm excluding the stem-like inflorescence bract, which is usually shorter than the stem. Leaves mostly reduced to sheaths, but when present up to 3 cm long; Inflorescence an apparently lateral group of (1)2-20 subsessile or shortly stalked spikelets. Nutlets almost black, transversely wrinkled. |
Type location:
|
Botswana |
| Notes:
|
A single record from Zambia, but from an extensive habitat, so probably overlooked. |
| Derivation of specific name:
|
raynalii: in honour of Jean Raynal (1933-1979) |
| Habitat:
|
Seasonally flooded areas, floodplain margins |
| Altitude range: |
0 - 1150 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution:
|
Zambia, Botswana, Uganda, Tanzania |
|
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
|
B |
|
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
|
W |
| Growth form(s):
|
|
| Endemic status:
|
|
| Red data list status:
|
|
| Insects associated with this species:
|
|
| Spot characters:
|
Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature:
|
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 157.
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 34.
|