Ascolepis lineariglumis Lye
var. lineariglumis

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Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis

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Synonyms: Ascolepis protea Welw. var. splendida K. Schum.
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Status: Native
Description:
Tufted annual or perennial; stem bases enclosed in old fibrous leaf-sheaths. Inflorescence white, 2‒4(‒5) cm across; glumes linear, 10‒30 cm long.
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Worldwide distribution: FZ distribution: Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Other from Nigeria and S. Sudan to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Angola.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
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Literature:

Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 267 - 268.

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 87. As Ascolepis protea var. splendida


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Flora of Mozambique: Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis
Flora of Zambia: Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ascolepis lineariglumis
African Plant Database: Ascolepis lineariglumis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ascolepis lineariglumis
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JSTOR Plant Science: Ascolepis lineariglumis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ascolepis lineariglumis
Plants of the World Online: Ascolepis lineariglumis
Tropicos: Ascolepis lineariglumis
Wikipedia: Ascolepis lineariglumis


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=109340, retrieved 9 October 2024

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