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Slender perennial to 60 cm tall forming large tufts from a short woody rhizome. Leaves V-shaped in cross-section or more-or-less flat, the longest overtopping the inflorescence. Inflorescence a much-branched panicle with many sessile or shortly stalked spikes. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Zimbabwe; Angola, Tanzania |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 434. 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. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 75. |
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