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Status: | Native |
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Annual up to 60 cm tall, slender to robust, culms 10-46 cm. long, 1-3 mm wide, 3-angled, glabrous. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Regional distribution: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Global distribution: western, eastern and southern Africa, Asia, Americas. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | W,E,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 54. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 529. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 209 - 210. (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 87. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 118. |
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