Eleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) Schult.

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Eleocharis acutangula

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Lake Nyamungaya (Nyamukaya), Chiota (Chihota) CL

Eleocharis acutangula

Photo: Mark Hyde
Lake Nyamungaya (Nyamukaya), Chiota (Chihota) CL

Eleocharis acutangula

Photo: Mark Hyde
Lake Nyamungaya (Nyamukaya), Chiota (Chihota) CL

Eleocharis acutangula

Photo: Mark Hyde
Lake Nyamungaya (Nyamukaya), Chiota (Chihota) CL

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Synonyms: Eleocharis acutangula subsp. breviseta D.J. Rosen
Eleocharis fistulosa (Poir.) Schult.
Scirpus fistulosus Poir.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb, stoloniferous, with 5-10 culms clumped together from a short vertical or horizontal base; culms sharply triangular, sometimes twisted. Inflorescence a cylindrical green spikelet. Nutlets pale brown, obovoid, longitudinally ridged with transvers bars.
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Habitat: Swamps, pools and ditches, shallow lakes and streams.
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Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, Central and South America
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E
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Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14.

Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 77.

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 88.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 119.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Eleocharis acutangula.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=214840, retrieved 13 October 2024

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