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| Synonyms: |
Eriochrysis brachypogon sensu Simon, non (Stapf) Stapf. Saccharum purpuratum Rendle |
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| Description: |
Like E. pallida, but spikelets 5–7 mm long, callus barbate with tawny hairs 1/3–1/2 the length of the spikelet, and inferior glume thinly chartaceous, dull, the nerves visible. |
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| Habitat: | Swampy places |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1400 - 2340 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 346. Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 6 - 8. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 41. 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 105. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 147. |
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