Synonyms:
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Abildgaardia buchananii (C.B. Clarke) Lye
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Densely tufted annual or short-lived perennial, 5-35 cm tall. Culms glabrous or shortly hairy. Leaves filiform, 2-20 cm long. Inflorescence a solitary terminal head of few to many spikelets. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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buchananii: after John Buchanan (1855 – 1896), Scottish horticulturist, missionary, farmer and plant collector in Malawi, who became Acting British Consul to Central Africa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchanan_(settler). |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Ethiopia, D.R. Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,S |
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 92.
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.
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