Cyperus laevigatus
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Choma, Muckle Neuk
Jan 1954
Record: E.A. Robinson
Photocopy by Mike Bingham
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Juncellus laevigatus (L.) C.B. Clarke |
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Perennial with culms crowded or spaced, arising from a creeping rhizome. Leaves usually reduced to sheaths; blades when present linear, inrolled, almost culm-like. |
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South Africa |
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| Derivation of specific name: | laevigatus: smooth |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa and pantropic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 59 - 60. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 209 - 210. Illustrations on pages 153-155 (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 88. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 96. 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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