Cyperus pectinatus
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Shiwa Ngandu
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1956
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Chipili
Record: EA Robinson
Jun 1957
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Jun 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Jun 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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Anosporum pectinatum (Vahl) Lye Cyperus nudicaulis Poir. |
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Perennial up to 122 cm tall, with a short rhizome, sometimes stoloniferous, culms tufted, erect when young, later curving and eventually touching the ground. Leaf blade absent, the sheath greyish-black to purple, ending in a short triangular limb. Inflorescence capitate, spikelets in a digitate crowded head. |
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Guinea |
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| Derivation of specific name: | pectinatus: in the form of a comb. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in western, central and southern Africa |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 64. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 522. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 151 - 153. (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 92. 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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