Home | > | List of families | > | Cyperaceae | > | Courtoisina | > | cyperoides |
Synonyms: |
Courtoisia cyperoides (Roxb.) Nees Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kük. Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kük. var. africanus C.B.Cl. ex Kük. Mariscus cyperoides (Roxb.) A.Dietr. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Annual herb, 12-80 cm tall, yellowish-green, with slender rootstock; culms tufted, 11-80 cm long, 3-angled with longitudinal ridges, glabrous. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Eastern and Southern Africa, Madagascar, India. Regional distribution: Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
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 298. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 539. (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. |
Home | > | List of families | > | Cyperaceae | > | Courtoisina | > | cyperoides |