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Synonyms: |
Scleria junciformis Ridl. |
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Slender perennial 0.3-1 m tall, with a straight woody rhizome, bearing weakly erect stems. Inflorescences sparingly branched, lax and drooping at maturity with glomerules of 2-6 spikelets. |
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Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
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Worldwide distribution: | Regional distribution: Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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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 305. Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 186. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 388. 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 90. |
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