Cyperus squarrosus
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Lusaka
Feb 2017
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka
Feb 2017
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mazabuka
Record: HJ van Rensburg
Mar 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham
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Mariscus aristatus (Rottb.) Cherm. Mariscus squarrosus (L.) C.B. Clarke Monandrus squarrosus (L.) Vorster subsp. squarrosus Monandrus squarrosus (L.) Vorster subsp. ovamvoensis Vorster |
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Slender annual up to 40 cm tall, with small root system. Culms not swollen at the base. Leaves with linear blades. Inflorescence a simple anthela. |
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India |
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| Derivation of specific name: | squarrosus: rough with scales; tips (of e.g. bracts) projecting outwards usually about 90o. |
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| Flowering time: | Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout Africa, India and warmer parts of the Americas, Asia and Australia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. As Monandrus squarrosus Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. As Monandrus squarrosus ovamvoensis Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Page 135. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 542. (Includes a picture). Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 215 - 217. (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 89. As Mariscus squarrosus and Monandrus squarrosus (2 varieties) Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 100. 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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