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Lipocarpha isolepis (Nees) R.W. Haines Lipocarpha monocephala Turrill Scirpus isolepis (Nees) Boeck. |
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Tufted annual; roots thin, reddish; stems 2─15(─25) cm tall, 0.2─0.5 mm across. Leaves usually 1 per stem, pale green, filiform. Involucral bract 1, erect, to 10(─16) cm long. Inflorescence pseudolateral with a single globose to ovoid spikelet; spikelet bracts dark brown to red-brown. |
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Derivation of specific name: | hemi means "half" and sphaer means "a ball" or "globular." (from Greek) |
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Worldwide distribution: | Senegal and Ethiopia to South Africa; India, Thailand |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 122. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 348. Illustration on page 349 (Includes a picture). 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 88. As Lipocarpha isolepis Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 120. |
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